Wyoming earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km S of Silver Gate, Montana

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km S of Silver Gate, Montana on Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 9:47 PM MDT (03:47 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 35 km S of Silver Gate, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-10-28 03:47:15 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.669° N, 110.048° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.336 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 1803 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.028 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1799 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.727 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1799 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.728 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.544 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.927 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1793 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.321 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.621 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.546 km NE of Alta, Wyoming · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.246 km NE of Alta, Wyoming · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.540 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1789 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.6Wyoming · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.727 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1787 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.846 km NE of Alta, Wyoming · 1787 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.950 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1783 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.928 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.829 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.830 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.939 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.419 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.946 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.922 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.619 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1764 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.7Wyoming · 1763 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.828 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.635 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 1751 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.566 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.937 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 1803 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.946 km NE of Alta, Wyoming · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.128 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1806 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.7Wyoming · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.829 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1806 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.629 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1806 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.631 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.632 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.922 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.751 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.647 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.647 km W of Cody, Wyoming · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.666 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.665 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.528 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.528 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.760 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 1821 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.523 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.625 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.524 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60465772. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.