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M 1.9ml

52 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming

Yes. A magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 52 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming, at 5:59 am MST on 10 February 2020 (12:59 UTC), 2.9 km deep.

· 2.9 km deep · released about 22 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Teton County 58 kmPark County 62 kmFremont County 97 kmPark County 101 kmTeton County 112 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
Magnitude
M 1.9 (ml)
Depth
2.9 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Teton County, 58 km S
Nearest mapped fault
Eagle Bay fault, 5 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2466 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 15 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 22 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 680,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 480,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 43× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.9 about 22 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.5 14 km N of Madison Junction, Wyoming · 47 km WNW of this epicentre
  2. 6.3 22 km SW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 48 km NW of this epicentre
  3. 6.0 21 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 39 km WNW of this epicentre
  4. 5.9 26 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 28 km NW of this epicentre
  5. 5.7 13 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 45 km NW of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 44.5660, -110.3647. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Teton County, WY 58 km (36 mi) S earthquakes near Teton County
Park County, WY 62 km (38 mi) E earthquakes near Park County
Fremont County, ID 97 km (60 mi) WSW earthquakes near Fremont County
Park County, MT 101 km (63 mi) N earthquakes near Park County
Teton County, ID 112 km (70 mi) SW earthquakes near Teton County
Gallatin County, MT 123 km (76 mi) NNW earthquakes near Gallatin County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.8 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  2. 2.1 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  3. 2.2 24 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  4. 1.7 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  5. 2.3 24 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  6. 2.5 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  7. 3.1 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  8. 1.7 26 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming
  9. 2.2 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  10. 1.6 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  11. 2.4 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  12. 1.6 26 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming
  13. 2.0 Wyoming
  14. 1.6 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana
  15. 1.7 25 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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