Wyoming earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Wyoming

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Wyoming on Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 5:52 PM MDT (23:52 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km ESE of Grace, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2016-04-17 23:52:42 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.214° N, 110.825° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km S of Hoback, Wyoming · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.96 km SE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3818 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.68 km ENE of Alta, Wyoming · 3817 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.98 km ENE of Alta, Wyoming · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.28 km ENE of Alta, Wyoming · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.59 km SE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3816 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.49 km S of Hoback, Wyoming · 3816 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.75 km SSE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3814 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.825 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 3809 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.633 km SSW of Dubois, Wyoming · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.69 km W of Hoback, Wyoming · 3807 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.78 km ESE of Grace, Idaho · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.919 km E of Kelly, Wyoming · 3787 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.99 km S of Hoback, Wyoming · 3775 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.47 km SSE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.36 km S of Hoback, Wyoming · 3825 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.1Wyoming · 3825 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.918 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.613 km E of Alta, Wyoming · 3844 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.922 km ESE of Jackson, Wyoming · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80136639. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.