Wyoming earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 64 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 64 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming on Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 10:46 PM MDT (04:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 63 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-07-16 04:46:51 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.457° N, 110.347° W
Region
Wyoming
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.69
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
10

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60445462. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.