Wyoming earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 62 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 62 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 6:26 PM MDT (00:26 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-07-17 00:26:48 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.466° N, 110.363° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
9

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 159.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60446967. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.