M 3.0 earthquake – 2 km NNW of Little America, Wyoming
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Local time: Oct 30, 2026 · 01:32 (UTC-6)
MinorShallow · -3.0 km
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- Magnitude
- 3.0local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- -3.0 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 41.565, -109.87756 km from Rock Springs
- Energy released
- 0.5 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 143USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 22, 2026.
How strong was it?
Minor earthquake. It released 0.5 tons of TNT, 1,000 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 6.6 The 1934 Hansel Valley, Utah Earthquake Mar 12, 1934
- 6.1 17 km NE of Snowville, Utah Mar 28, 1975
- 5.9 35 km SSW of Howell, Utah Mar 12, 1934
- 5.8 8 km W of Garden City, Utah Aug 30, 1962
- 5.8 4 km SSE of Auburn, Wyoming Feb 3, 1994
- 5.7 5 km NNE of Magna, Utah Mar 18, 2020
- 5.6 Hansel Valley, Utah Oct 6, 1909
- 5.5 56 km SW of Howell, Utah May 6, 1934