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M1.26 — 31 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana

Compare the magnitude, depth, time, and location of this earthquake observation with the local 28-event learning cohort.

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1.26magnitude md

8.3catalog depth in km

1events at this magnitude

What this observation records

Place: 31 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana
Observed: 2026-07-17T16:22:55.430Z
Updated: 2026-07-17T17:24:58.050Z
Coordinates: 44.5868, -110.7262
Depth reading: 8.3 km below the catalog reference surface

Compare with the 28-event cohort

This event is 0.29 magnitude units below the cohort median of 1.55. Its depth is 0.25 km deeper than the cohort median depth of 8.05 km.

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What this observation records

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