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Earthquakes near Wilson, WY

No earthquake was likely felt in Wilson in the 24 hours to 6:35 am MST (13:35 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 10 km (6 mi) ENE, at 11:08 am MDT on 23 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.7

Latest: 6:18 pm MST on 6 November 2026 · 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY

The most recent earthquake near Wilson was M 2.7, 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY, at 6:18 pm MST on 6 November 2026, 5 km deep. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Wilson was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Wilson in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.4
Last 12 months
7 · largest M 2.7 on 6 November 2026
Since 2016
189 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.9 on 17 April 2025, 25 km (16 mi) E of Wilson, WY
Reported felt
29 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Teton fault, 5 km from its surface trace

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.7–M2.2), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.7 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY · felt by 1
  2. 2.2 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY · felt by 3
  3. 2.1 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY · felt by 1
  4. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  5. 2.3 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY · felt by 1
  6. 2.6 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY · felt by 50
  7. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY
  8. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Wilson, WY
  9. 2.5 21 km (13 mi) SW of Wilson, WY
  10. 1.8 17 km (10 mi) SE of Wilson, WY
  11. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) SE of Wilson, WY
  12. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  13. 2.2 23 km (14 mi) SE of Wilson, WY
  14. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  15. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Wilson, WY
  16. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SW of Wilson, WY
  17. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  18. 1.7 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  19. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  20. 1.8 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  21. 2.4 20 km (13 mi) E of Wilson, WY
  22. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) E of Wilson, WY
  23. 2.9 24 km (15 mi) E of Wilson, WY · felt by 1
  24. 2.9 23 km (15 mi) E of Wilson, WY · felt by 7
  25. 3.9 25 km (16 mi) E of Wilson, WY · felt by 192
  26. 2.0 7 km (4 mi) S of Wilson, WY
  27. 1.7 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY
  28. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY
  29. 2.4 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  30. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY
  31. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY
  32. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY
  33. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY
  34. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Wilson, WY
  35. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Wilson, WY
  36. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Wilson, WY
  37. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Wilson, WY
  38. 2.4 24 km (15 mi) S of Wilson, WY
  39. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Wilson, WY
  40. 3.1 25 km (16 mi) S of Wilson, WY · felt by 10
  41. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) S of Wilson, WY
  42. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) S of Wilson, WY
  43. 3.1 27 km (17 mi) S of Wilson, WY · felt by 16
  44. 2.4 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Wilson, WY
  45. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of Wilson, WY
  46. 1.8 8 km (5 mi) NW of Wilson, WY
  47. 1.5 9 km (6 mi) NW of Wilson, WY
  48. 2.1 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Wilson, WY
  49. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY
  50. 1.8 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Wilson, WY · felt by 4

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 Wilson time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Wilson are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Wilson; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Wilson

The strongest shaking in Wilson from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.9 on 17 April 2025, 25 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Wilson (est.)
M 3.9 25 kmIII · Weak · felt by 192
M 2.6 8 kmIII · Weak · felt by 50
M 2.7 12 kmIII · Weak · felt by 337
M 3.1 19 kmIII · Weak · felt by 25
M 2.4 10 kmII · Weak

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

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

  1. 5.0 20 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 40 km ENE of Wilson

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Jackson 9 km · Hoback 25 km

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