Earthquake

On the morning of January 6th (Wednesday), Wyoming received one of its first earthquakes of 2021, but it seems that pretty much no one noticed, and most certainly no one in Cheyenne.

Over 2,000 after shocks since Utah's March quake.

It was reported as a magnitude of 3.6.

We have to be careful not to jump to apocalyptic conclusions when there's an earthquake in Wyoming. But, I will admit that the one that struck just west of Rock Springs this morning was unusual.

Wyoming has earthquakes all the time. Most are in the western part of the state near the seismically-active Yellowstone. But, a moderate quake has just struck where we don't usually see earthquakes just south of the Bighorns.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter was about 20 miles northeast of Jackson.

The quake's depth was estimated to be 4.7 miles below ground.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

There was a major earthquake this morning that rocked downtown Salt Lake City.

We get a lot of earthquakes in Wyoming. Most are near the very seismically active area near Yellowstone. That's why it was a bit of a surprise to learn that an earthquake just occurred in southern Wyoming near Saratoga.