M 3.1 Earthquake 3 km NW of Little America, 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
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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