Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6ml
18 km W of Fontenelle, Wyoming
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 29 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Lincoln County, 44 km NW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1943 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 250 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 61,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 43,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.8× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 250 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.
Where
Epicentre 41.9652, -110.2815. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, WY | 44 km (28 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Lincoln County |
| Uinta County, WY | 79 km (49 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Uinta County |
| Rich County, UT | 88 km (55 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Rich County |
| Bear Lake County, ID | 93 km (58 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Bear Lake County |
| Sublette County, WY | 94 km (59 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Sublette County |
| Sweetwater County, WY | 121 km (75 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Sweetwater County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
9 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.8 22 km NE of Granger, Wyoming
- 2.9 15 km NNE of Granger, Wyoming
- 2.7 17 km NNE of Granger, Wyoming
- 3.0 13 km NE of Granger, Wyoming
- 2.2 17 km NNE of Granger, Wyoming
- 1.7 14 km SW of La Barge, Wyoming
- 1.8 2 km WNW of Granger, Wyoming
- 1.6 14 km SW of Calpet, Wyoming
- 2.1 1 km WSW of Diamondville, Wyoming
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.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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