Wyoming earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 39 km S of Silver Gate, Montana

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 39 km S of Silver Gate, Montana on Mon, Oct 3, 2016, 2:21 PM MDT (20:21 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 49 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2016-10-03 20:21:53 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.656° N, 110.010° W
Region
Wyoming
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.639 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.110 km NNE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3645 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.73 km NE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3643 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.837 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3642 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.839 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3642 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.941 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3638 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.532 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.541 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3633 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.2Wyoming · 3633 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.423 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3632 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.031 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3630 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.047 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.047 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.246 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.747 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.948 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.847 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.648 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.647 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.848 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.948 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.619 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.513 km NNE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.834 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3624 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.733 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3623 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.549 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.740 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3610 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.841 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3608 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.725 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3607 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.541 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3606 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.249 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3605 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.749 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3605 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.625 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3601 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.549 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3598 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.649 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.850 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.149 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.549 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.449 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.548 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.647 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.949 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.249 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.649 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.649 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.948 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.648 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.849 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.048 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.648 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3597 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.941 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3596 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.342 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3596 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.842 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3596 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.942 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3596 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.627 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3595 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.9Wyoming · 3593 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.014 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3593 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.747 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3591 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.237 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3650 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.837 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3650 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.836 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.226 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3652 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.712 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3655 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.5Wyoming · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.257 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3657 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.74 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3657 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.65 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3657 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.64 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3658 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.85 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3658 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.75 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3658 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.35 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3658 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.638 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.67 km SW of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3663 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.621 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3665 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.625 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3668 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.525 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.624 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.126 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3668 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60164012. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.