M 3.1 Earthquake 3 km NW of Little America, Wyoming

Source: USGS · Wyoming

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 3 km NW of Little America. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M3.1 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,834 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M3.1 event ranks stronger than 8% of them (rank #1,569 by magnitude).

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Magnitude
M 3.1
USGS class
Minor
Location
3 km NW of Little America
Archive rank
#1,569 of 1,834
Source
USGS
Published
September 25, 2026
MINOR

Stronger than 8% of the 1,834 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 1,568 others.

Record status: a point-in-time USGS detection. Aftershocks, revised magnitude, and felt-report data continue to update on USGS's own event page after publication.

What Happened

A magnitude 3.1 ml earthquake struck at 1790314902720 ms UTC (reviewed status) with a depth of -3.37 km.

Location Details

The event was located at 41.5663333333333 latitude, -109.881666666667 longitude, described as 3 km NW of Little America, Wyoming. The reported depth is -3.37 km.

Impact Assessment

No felt reports, tsunami advisory, or alert level data were available. Tsunami status is listed as 0.

What You Should Know

This was a minor earthquake. Such events are often felt but rarely cause damage.

Source

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu80157966 (USGS)

Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗

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How strong was this earthquake? ▾
A magnitude 3.1 ml earthquake occurred 3 km northwest of Little America, Wyoming.
What does a magnitude 3.1 ("Minor") earthquake mean? ▾
The USGS classifies M3.1 as "Minor" on its Earthquake Hazards Program scale. Events in this range are rarely felt beyond the immediate epicenter and typically cause no damage; most are recorded only by seismographs.
Is this earthquake stronger or weaker than others in the archive? ▾
This is the #1,569 strongest of the 1,834 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive by magnitude, stronger than 8% of them and weaker than 1,568 others.
Was Little America likely to feel this earthquake? ▾
This event was centered 3 km NW of Little America. Shaking intensity falls off sharply with distance from the epicenter and depends on depth and local geology, so check the USGS "Did You Feel It?" report for this event for real felt-shaking data rather than assuming from magnitude and distance alone.