Wyoming earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Wyoming

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Wyoming on Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 4:14 PM MDT (22:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 59 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming. 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
2019-08-09 22:14:02 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.262° N, 110.674° W
Region
Wyoming
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 1.2 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2608 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.049 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2606 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.614 km ENE of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 2605 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.559 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2605 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.856 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2605 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2602 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.65 km S of Auburn, Wyoming · 2598 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2598 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.97 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2598 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.311 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2596 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.017 km WSW of Smoot, Wyoming · 2592 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.013 km E of Jackson, Wyoming · 2589 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2584 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.414 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2578 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.318 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 2576 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.112 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2575 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.020 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2575 days ago · -3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.620 km WSW of Smoot, Wyoming · 2575 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.85 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2571 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.314 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2556 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.611 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2553 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.8Wyoming · 2611 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.15 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2620 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.66 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2620 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2624 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.013 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2627 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.52 km S of Alta, Wyoming · 2630 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.119 km NW of Bondurant, Wyoming · 2633 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.914 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2637 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.013 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2641 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80356649. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.