Wyoming earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Wyoming

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Wyoming on Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 3:35 PM MDT (21:35 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 26 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-08-29 21:35:17 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.340° N, 110.528° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.958 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.957 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.558 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.459 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.757 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.556 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.557 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.758 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.557 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2592 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.658 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2592 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.357 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2591 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.158 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2591 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.658 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2591 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.657 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2591 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.013 km E of Jackson, Wyoming · 2591 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.639 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2583 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.417 km S of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2583 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.56 km N of Jardine, Montana · 2577 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.849 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2572 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.538 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 2571 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.050 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2571 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.650 km SSW of Silver Gate, Montana · 2568 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.858 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2560 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.76 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2557 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.96 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2557 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.525 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2557 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.07 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2555 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.611 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2555 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.948 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2554 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.143 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.543 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2550 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.743 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2550 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.143 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2550 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.67 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2549 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.926 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2545 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.152 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2542 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.053 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2542 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.52 km S of Driggs, Idaho · 2540 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.746 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2536 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.424 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2535 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.524 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2535 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.024 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2535 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.624 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2535 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.824 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2535 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.624 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2535 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.724 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2535 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.624 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2535 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.224 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2534 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.724 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2534 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.124 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2534 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.824 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2534 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.825 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2534 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.524 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2534 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.924 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2534 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.024 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2533 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.658 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.257 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.258 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.658 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2593 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.724 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2596 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.139 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2601 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.68 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 2601 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.514 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2602 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.641 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 2603 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.856 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2606 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.559 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2607 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.049 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 2607 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.12 km NNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2608 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.42 km NNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2608 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.82 km NNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2609 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.62 km NNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2609 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.756 km SSW of Silver Gate, Montana · 2610 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.61 km NW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2612 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.71 km NW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2612 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.8Wyoming · 2613 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60338037. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.