Idaho earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km NNE of Alta, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Alta, Wyoming on Sun, Feb 3, 2019, 6:34 PM MST (01:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2019-02-04 01:34:32 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.818° N, 111.001° W
Region
Idaho
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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km E of Alta, Wyoming · 2795 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.634 km WNW of Freedom, Idaho · 2788 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.329 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 2787 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.430 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 2787 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.933 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2786 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.123 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2786 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.523 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2786 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.516 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2785 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.611 km SSE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2783 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.642 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.615 km E of Alta, Wyoming · 2777 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.949 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2776 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.913 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2768 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.645 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2766 days ago · -3 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.771 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2763 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.9southern Idaho · 2762 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.831 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2761 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.368 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2761 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.068 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2761 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.523 km ESE of Island Park, Idaho · 2759 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.113 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 2756 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.920 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 2755 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.019 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 2755 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.219 km WNW of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 2755 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.761 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2753 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.912 km NE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2753 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.649 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2752 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.68 km NE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.511 km SE of Alta, Wyoming · 2749 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.310 km SE of Alta, Wyoming · 2749 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.624 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2746 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.825 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2746 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.024 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2746 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.64 km N of Teton Village, Wyoming · 2745 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.94 km NNW of Teton Village, Wyoming · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.710 km NE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2742 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.56 km WSW of Victor, Idaho · 2741 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 1.516 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2803 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.611 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2806 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.052 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2810 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.651 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2810 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.051 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2810 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.17 km WNW of Wilson, Wyoming · 2815 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.014 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2816 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.449 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2818 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.736 km E of Kelly, Wyoming · 2819 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80334819. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.