Wyoming earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 3 km WSW of Etna, Wyoming

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Etna, Wyoming on Mon, Jun 6, 1994, 6:38 AM MDT (12:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1994-06-06 12:38:56 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.023° N, 111.057° W
Region
Wyoming
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Afton, Wyoming area.

From the USGS event page for usp0006dus. 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

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 11806 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.23 km NW of Grover, Wyoming · 11806 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.911 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 11806 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.22 km SW of Turnerville, Wyoming · 11806 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.78 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11805 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.711 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11798 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.17 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11798 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.821 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11796 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.29 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11793 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.611 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11793 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.710 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11779 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.814 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11766 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.714 km E of Georgetown, Idaho · 11762 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.715 km E of Georgetown, Idaho · 11762 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.011 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 11756 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.611 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11747 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.011 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 11747 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.77 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11807 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.14 km NW of Grover, Wyoming · 11808 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.91 km SSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11808 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.26 km SSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11808 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.95 km NNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11808 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.86 km NW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11823 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.63 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11824 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.0southern Idaho · 11824 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.45 km ENE of Smoot, Wyoming · 11825 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.013 km WSW of Thayne, Wyoming · 11836 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006dus. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.