M3.7 earthquake 7 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming on Sun, Jan 11, 1987, 8:05 PM MST (03:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-12 03:05:12 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.706° N, 111.072° W
- Region
- Wyoming
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Freedom, Grover and Smoot, Wyoming. Felt (III) at Geneva, Idaho. Also felt at Auburn and Afton, Wyoming.
From the USGS event page for usp00031kx. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.917 km WNW of Paris, Idaho · 14471 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.916 km WNW of Paris, Idaho · 14459 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031kx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.