Montana earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Wyoming

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Wyoming on Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 10:57 PM MDT (04:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 37 km S of Silver Gate, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2017-10-31 04:57:47 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.448° N, 110.544° W
Region
Montana
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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.950 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3258 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.750 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.950 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3258 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.650 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.250 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3258 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.649 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3256 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.845 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3254 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.0Idaho-Montana border region · 3252 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.611 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3240 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.825 km E of Kelly, Wyoming · 3236 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.019 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3231 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.525 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3229 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.624 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3229 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.725 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3222 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.27 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3222 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.525 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.911 km SW of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3222 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.613 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.246 km SSW of Silver Gate, Montana · 3219 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.9Idaho-Montana border region · 3214 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.337 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3209 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.12 km NNW of Driggs, Idaho · 3208 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.939 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3208 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.037 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3203 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.8Idaho-Montana border region · 3199 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.647 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3198 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.650 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.211 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.911 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3259 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.811 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3259 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.711 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.811 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.811 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.911 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.525 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.511 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.611 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.526 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3261 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.613 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3262 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.83 km S of Kelly, Wyoming · 3271 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.76 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3271 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60013444. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.