How frequent are earthquakes in or near Wyoming , USA?

Wyoming has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,900 quakes on average per year in or near Wyoming , USA. However, Wyoming has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Wyoming , USA?

On average, Wyoming has about 136 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 3.8 quakes per year).

Volcanoes of Wyoming (2)

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Leucite Hills | Yellowstone

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Latest earthquakes: Wyoming

In the past 7 days, Wyoming was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.1 and 3 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 23 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

A magnitude 4.1 quake was felt in Wasatch County, Utah .

Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake Wasatch County, Utah widely felt -

Date and Time	Mag / Depth	Nearest Volcano / Location
May 1, 12:11 am (Denver)	4.1 14 km	182 km (113 mi) NE of Black Rock Desert	Wasatch County, 20 mi east of Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States I FELT IT - 610 reports	Info
Apr 30, 07:37 pm (GMT -6)	1.6 15 km	48 km (30 mi) NW of Yellowstone	6 km NNW of West Yellowstone, Montana	Info
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 GMT (2 quakes)
Apr 29, 07:36 pm (Universal Time)	1.7 12 km	58 km (36 mi) NW of Yellowstone	2 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana	Info
Apr 29, 04:50 am (Universal Time)	1.6 12 km	58 km (36 mi) NW of Yellowstone	2 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana	Info
Monday, April 28, 2025 GMT (2 quakes)
Apr 28, 08:33 am (Boise)	2.5 12 km	119 km (74 mi) SE of Hell's Half Acre	3.2 mi southeast of Conda, Caribou County, Idaho, United States	Info
Apr 28, 08:29 am (Boise)	2.6 10.6 km	116 km (72 mi) SE of Hell's Half Acre	2 mi south of Conda, Caribou County, Idaho, United States I FELT IT	Info
Sunday, April 27, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 27, 05:10 pm (Universal Time)	1.7 8.7 km	69 km (43 mi) NE of Yellowstone	37 km SSE of Silver Gate, Montana	Info
Saturday, April 26, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 26, 10:56 am (Denver)	2.4 5.6 km	105 km (65 mi) S of Yellowstone	15 km SSE of Kelly, Wyoming	Info
Friday, April 25, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 25, 11:11 am (Universal Time)	1.3 7.8 km	54 km (34 mi) NW of Yellowstone	2 km SSE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana	Info

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Yellowstone is one of the largest known volcanoes in the world and the largest volcanic system in North America. The volcano is found above an intra-plate hot spot that has been feeding the magma chamber underneath Yellowstone for at least 2 million years.
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Yellowstone volcano (Wyoming, United States): hydrothermal explosion yesterday

The video screenshot from the explosion at Biscuit Basin thermal area yesterday (image: Vlada March/facebook.com)

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