Kemmerer, Wyoming - Earthquake Information

Kemmerer, Wyoming has 7 different quaternary earthquake faults within a 25-mile radius of town, and there may be newer not yet graphed earthquake faults in the Kemmerer, Wyoming area as well.

Quaternary earthquake faults are defined as active earthquake faults that have had at least one past earthquake registering larger than a magnitude 6, sometime during the last 1,600,000 years. (Click here to see USGS Quaternary Fault information.)

What this means for Kemmerer, Wyoming is that it has at least 7 live earthquake faults, each capable of providing a sizable earthquake, close enough to town to perhaps cause damages when the next earthquake happens. The local Kemmerer, Wyoming quaternary earthquake faults are identified on the USGS site as:

Kemmerer, Wyoming Quaternary Earthquake Faults

#729 Rock Creek Fault - Runs north-south less than 10-miles away from Kemmerer, Wyoming.

#733 Sublette Flat Fault - Runs north-south beside #729 about 21-miles away from Kemmerer, Wyoming.

#734 EasternBearValley Fault - Runs north-south beside #733 about 25 miles away from Kemmerer, Wyoming.

#735 WestBearValley Faults - They run north-south with #734 about 25-miles away from Kemmerer, Wyoming.

#736 ElkMountain Fault - Runs north-south and down from #729 less than 11-miles away from Kemmerer, Wyoming.

#737 North Bridger Creek Fault - Runs north-south beside #736 about 21-miles away from Kemmerer, Wyoming.

#738 Spring Creek Fault - Runs north-south below #736 & #737 about 25-miles away from Kemmerer, Wyoming.

(Click here to see USGS earthquake maps.)

Nobody can predict exactly when an earthquake will happen near Kemmerer, Wyoming. But, scientists do supply educated guesses about when the next earthquake might happen near Kemmerer, Wyoming based upon facts taken from current and past earthquake activity for the region.