JACKSON, WYOMING (BNO NEWS) — A moderate earthquake rattled western Wyoming on early Wednesday evening, not far from the state border with Indiana, seismologists said.

The 4.8-magnitude earthquake at 6.04 p.m. local time (0004 GMT Thursday) was centered approximately 25 miles (45 kilometers) east-northeast of Jackson, a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County. It struck about 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Seismologists initially said the earthquake in Wyoming was located 1 mile (1 kilometer) south-southeast of Fielding, a town in Box Elder County of Utah. The USGS later said the earthquake had been mis-located by some 150 miles (241 kilometers).

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, and neither were any expected due to the location of the earthquake. The USGS estimated that approximately 100 people felt light shaking, while 30,000 others felt weak shaking.

“I believe we just had an earthquake in Jackson Hole,” said Teri McCarthy on Twitter. “Did anyone else feel it?” Other users also reported feeling an earthquake in the region.

Most earthquakes in Wyoming are minor earthquakes, and almost all of them are centered around Yellowstone National Park.

On October 28, 1983, a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck approximately 177 miles (286 kilometers) west of Wednesday’s earthquake. It was located in Borah Peak, Idaho, and left 2 people killed.

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