Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km E of Alta, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km E of Alta, Wyoming on Thu, Feb 7, 2019, 8:16 PM MST (03:16 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2019-02-08 03:16:39 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.745° N, 110.881° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.634 km WNW of Freedom, Idaho · 2790 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.329 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 2789 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.430 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 2789 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.933 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2788 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.123 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2788 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.523 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.516 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2787 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.611 km SSE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2785 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.642 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.615 km E of Alta, Wyoming · 2779 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.913 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2769 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.645 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2767 days ago · -3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.771 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2765 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.9southern Idaho · 2764 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.831 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2763 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.368 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2763 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.068 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.523 km ESE of Island Park, Idaho · 2761 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.113 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 2758 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.920 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 2757 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.019 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 2757 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.219 km WNW of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.761 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2755 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.912 km NE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2755 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.68 km NE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2754 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.511 km SE of Alta, Wyoming · 2751 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.310 km SE of Alta, Wyoming · 2750 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.624 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2748 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.825 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2748 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.024 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2748 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.64 km N of Teton Village, Wyoming · 2747 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.94 km NNW of Teton Village, Wyoming · 2746 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.710 km NE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2743 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.56 km WSW of Victor, Idaho · 2742 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.16 km NNW of Hoback, Wyoming · 2737 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.97 km NNE of Alta, Wyoming · 2800 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.516 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2804 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.611 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2808 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.052 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2812 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.651 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.051 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2812 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.17 km WNW of Wilson, Wyoming · 2817 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.014 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2818 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.449 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2820 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.736 km E of Kelly, Wyoming · 2820 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80335314. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.