The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 6 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 7 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Kemmerer, the biggest of them M3.2. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Kemmerer came at 7.8× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Kemmerer — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.9 of Apr 15, 2010, 23:59 UTC: 9 km NE of Randolph, Utah.
How we figure this: 21 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 2.7 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Does a busier spell mean a bigger earthquake is coming?
Short answer: nobody can tell — and a busier spell by itself is not a warning sign. Bunches of small quakes are common around Kemmerer, and most settle down on their own. Small quakes also do not “let off steam” that would prevent a big one: a single M7 releases roughly as much energy as 32,000 M4 quakes added together. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. What can be measured is the long-term pattern — the biggest quakes on record near Kemmerer are listed further down this page.
Latest earthquakes near Kemmerer
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3.0 | 2 km NNW of Little America, Wyoming | Oct 30, 2026, 01:32 AM | -3 km | 60 km ESE |
| M1.8 | 11 km E of Georgetown, Idaho | Oct 29, 2026, 09:57 PM | -1 km | 96 km NW |
| M3.2 | 3 km NW of Little America, Wyoming | Oct 22, 2026, 03:44 AM | -2 km | 60 km ESE |
| M2.1 | 13 km ENE of Hyde Park, Utah | Oct 22, 2026, 01:52 AM | 14 km | 94 km W |
| M2.9 | 7 km W of Bennington, Idaho | Oct 16, 2026, 12:37 AM | -3 km | 99 km NW |
| M2.0 | 14 km ESE of Providence, Utah | Oct 15, 2026, 11:09 PM | 13 km | 94 km W |
| M2.8 | 10 km N of Little America, Wyoming | Oct 11, 2026, 05:34 PM | -2 km | 60 km ESE |
| M2.8 | 2 km NNW of Little America, Wyoming | Oct 01, 2026, 06:26 AM | -3 km | 61 km ESE |
| M3.1 | 3 km NW of Little America, Wyoming | Sep 24, 2026, 11:41 PM | -3 km | 60 km ESE |
| M3.4 | 3 km NNW of Little America, Wyoming | Sep 14, 2026, 10:33 PM | -3 km | 60 km ESE |
Earthquakes per year near Kemmerer (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Kemmerer
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 53 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 6 biggest earthquakes on record near Kemmerer (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.9 | 9 km NE of Randolph, Utah | Apr 15, 2010, 23:59 UTC | 47 km |
| M4.3 | 8 km NW of Garden City, Utah | Nov 19, 1988, 19:42 UTC | 81 km |
| M4.3 | 13 km SW of Smoot, Wyoming | Apr 08, 1994, 15:56 UTC | 94 km |
| M4.3 | 11 km SW of Smoot, Wyoming | Apr 07, 1994, 16:16 UTC | 95 km |
| M4.2 | 8 km ESE of Little America, Wyoming | Jan 30, 2000, 14:46 UTC | 72 km |
| M4.2 | 11 km WNW of Garden City, Utah | Nov 19, 1988, 20:00 UTC | 85 km |
Nearby places
Randolph, UT (55 km) · Lyman, WY (56 km) · Mountain View, WY (61 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.