YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, June 15, 2017 (Gephardt Daily) — A light earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred at 6:48 p.m. Thursday, according to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations. The epicenter of the shock was in Yellowstone National Park, eight miles north-northeast of the town of West Yellowstone, Montana.
The earthquake was reported felt in the towns of West Yellowstone and Gardiner, Montana, in Yellowstone National Park, and elsewhere in the surrounding region, the news release states
Thursday’s earthquake is part of an energetic sequence of earthquakes in the same area that began on June 12. This sequence has included about 30 earthquakes of magnitude 2 and larger and four earthquakes of magnitude 3 and larger, including Thursday’s magnitude 4.5 event.
The release states, “Today’s earthquake is the largest earthquake to occur in Yellowstone National Park since March 30, 2014, when a magnitude 4.8 event occurred 18 miles to the east, near Norris Geyser Basin.”
Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form either on the Seismograph Stations website: www.quake.utah.edu or the US Geological Survey website: earthquake.usgs.gov.
Here is the earthquake summary:
Date (UTC): June 16, 2017
Time (UTC): 00:48
Date (local): June 15, 2017
Time (local): 06:48 PM MDT
Latitude: 44 46.48′ N
Longitude: 111 2.74′ W
Preferred magnitude: 4.50 Ml
