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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Rock Springs, WY

M 2.7

Latest: 12:57 pm MST on 30 December 2019 · 35 km (22 mi) ESE of Rock Springs, WY

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Rock Springs was M 2.7, 35 km (22 mi) ESE of Rock Springs, WY, at 12:57 pm MST on 30 December 2019. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
0 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
0
Reported felt
0 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 14

  1. 2.9 39 km (24 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY
  2. 3.1 44 km (27 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY
  3. 3.0 45 km (28 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY
  4. 3.2 48 km (30 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY
  5. 3.1 45 km (28 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY
  6. 2.8 49 km (30 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY
  7. 3.0 32 km (20 mi) ESE of Rock Springs, WY
  8. 3.3 45 km (28 mi) E of Rock Springs, WY
  9. 3.1 44 km (28 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY
  10. 3.2 37 km (23 mi) E of Rock Springs, WY
  11. 2.7 35 km (22 mi) ESE of Rock Springs, WY
  12. 3.0 44 km (27 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY
  13. 1.9 49 km (31 mi) NW of Rock Springs, WY
  14. 2.5 45 km (28 mi) ENE of Rock Springs, WY · felt by 1

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Rock Springs time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rock Springs are listed even when they are further out.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Rock Springs:

  1. 5.2 8 km SE of Little America, Wyoming · 49 km WSW of Rock Springs

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

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