Wyoming earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km SE of Hoback, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Hoback, Wyoming on Fri, Mar 17, 2017, 7:05 PM MDT (01:05 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2017-03-18 01:05:50 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.250° N, 110.749° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.641 km ENE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3466 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.613 km WNW of Hoback, Wyoming · 3462 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.515 km ENE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3453 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.929 km WNW of Freedom, Idaho · 3443 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.637 km W of Freedom, Idaho · 3443 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.036 km W of Freedom, Idaho · 3443 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.645 km NNW of Dubois, Wyoming · 3431 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.836 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3428 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.75 km WSW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km ESE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3499 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.85 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3500 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.134 km SSW of Dubois, Wyoming · 3506 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.931 km SSW of Dubois, Wyoming · 3506 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.95 km SW of Auburn, Wyoming · 3516 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80202469. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.