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A 4.7-magnitude earthquake was reported in Wyoming on Thursday (January 22), according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was recorded at 7:49 a.m. local time and centered at 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) south of Evanston at a depth of 14.7 kilometers (about nine miles). The USGS said it received 3,841 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication on Thursday.
The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was reported hours after a 4.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in California on Wednesday (January 21) and was the biggest earthquake in the city this past year, among six reported in the past 24 hours; six in the past seven days; seven in the past 30 days and 26 total in the past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com.
The state of Wyoming is reported to have had six earthquake measuring 1.5-magnitude or greater in the past 24 hours; six in the past seven days; 13 in the last 30 days; and 153 in past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com. Earthquakes measured between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude can be felt by a large population, however, rarely results in much damage, according to Michigan Tech via the Sacramento Bee.
An estimated 500,000 detectable earthquakes are reported worldwide annually, however, around 100,000 are felt and only 100 typically result in serious damage. Officials strongly advise that anyone caught in an earthquake should drop, cover and hold on, according to the Sacramento Bee.