Idaho earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SE of Alta, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Alta, Wyoming on Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 3:28 PM MDT (21:28 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 56 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2019-03-25 21:28:55 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.685° N, 110.927° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
7

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km SE of Alta, Wyoming · 2747 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.624 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2745 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.825 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.024 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2745 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.64 km N of Teton Village, Wyoming · 2744 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNW of Teton Village, Wyoming · 2743 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.710 km NE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2740 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.56 km WSW of Victor, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.16 km NNW of Hoback, Wyoming · 2734 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.82 km WNW of Victor, Idaho · 2733 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.45 km N of Hoback, Wyoming · 2730 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.44 km N of Hoback, Wyoming · 2715 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.716 km W of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 2714 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.656 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2713 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.753 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.356 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2713 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.156 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2713 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.615 km E of Kelly, Wyoming · 2711 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.149 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2708 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.447 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2708 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.646 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2708 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.625 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2703 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.82 km E of South Park, Wyoming · 2701 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.758 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km NE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2751 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.912 km NE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2752 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.761 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2752 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.219 km WNW of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 2754 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.019 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 2754 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.920 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 2754 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.113 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 2755 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.523 km ESE of Island Park, Idaho · 2758 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.068 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2759 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.368 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2760 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.831 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2760 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.9southern Idaho · 2761 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.771 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2762 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.645 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2764 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.913 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2766 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.615 km E of Alta, Wyoming · 2776 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80338699. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.