Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 4.2ml
36 km S of Silver Gate, Montana
Yes. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was recorded 36 km S of Silver Gate, Montana, at 7:32 am MDT on 11 May 2022 (13:32 UTC), 14 km deep. 57 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Montana today
- every earthquake in Montana in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 4.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 14 km below the surface
- Felt
- 57 reports · strongest reported intensity V
- Measured shaking
- intensity V (ShakeMap)
- USGS impact alert
- green
- Nearest
- Park County, 38 km ESE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Mirror Plateau faults, 12 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 1573 days ago
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This was a light earthquake. It is usually felt clearly nearby and can rattle windows and dishes, but damage is uncommon.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 113 km (70 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 32 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 5.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 5,200× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 230× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 170× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 4.2 about 32 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 68× more
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
The largest earthquake within 50 km (31 mi) since our catalogue begins in 2016. No other earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded this close in that time.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.9 26 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 49 km W of this epicentre
- 5.1 51 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 43 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.0 62 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 42 km SW 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 44.6810, -109.9963. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park County, WY | 38 km (24 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Park County |
| Teton County, WY | 78 km (49 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Teton County |
| Park County, MT | 97 km (60 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Park County |
| Carbon County, MT | 97 km (60 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Carbon County |
| Stillwater County, MT | 119 km (74 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Stillwater County |
| Fremont County, ID | 129 km (80 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Fremont 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.
- 2.8 58 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 2.2 Wyoming
- 1.5 58 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 2.1 58 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 2.7 57 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 2.7 57 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 2.8 57 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 2.7 56 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 2.6 Wyoming
- 2.5 57 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 2.3 57 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 3.1 Wyoming
- 2.5 57 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming
- 1.6 Wyoming
- 2.2 57 km SSE of Mammoth, 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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