Montana earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Wyoming

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Wyoming on Thu, Jan 26, 2017, 8:54 AM MST (15:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 23 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-01-26 15:54:13 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.614° N, 110.440° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3523 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.839 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3517 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.638 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3517 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.95 km SSW of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3517 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.025 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3517 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.425 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3517 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.720 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3516 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.314 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3515 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.948 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3508 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.927 km SW of Silver Gate, Montana · 3507 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.815 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3506 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.640 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3503 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.034 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3502 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.725 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3501 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.623 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3496 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.715 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3495 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.522 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3493 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.023 km SW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3493 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSW of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3492 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.628 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3490 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.735 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3487 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.645 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3486 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.923 km SW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3485 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.17 km SSW of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3476 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.147 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3534 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.947 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3534 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.147 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3534 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.047 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3534 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.649 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3534 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.020 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3535 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.922 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3535 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.815 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3537 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.516 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3537 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.315 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3537 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.518 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3538 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.84 km S of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3541 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.521 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3549 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.474 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3550 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.445 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3550 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.046 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3550 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.246 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3550 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.922 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3550 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.627 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3555 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.646 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3558 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60183022. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.