Wyoming earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km NW of Fairview, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Fairview, Wyoming on Tue, Mar 1, 1994, 7:01 PM MST (02:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 11 km SW of Smoot, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1994-03-02 02:01:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.733° N, 111.053° W
Region
Wyoming
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.410 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11901 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.94 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11900 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.58 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11900 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.79 km WNW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11900 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.45 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11899 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.89 km WSW of Thayne, Wyoming · 11899 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.614 km WSW of Thayne, Wyoming · 11899 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.310 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11899 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.85 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11899 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.911 km NW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11899 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.611 km WNW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11899 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.58 km SW of Thayne, Wyoming · 11897 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.49 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11896 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.62 km SW of Montpelier, Idaho · 11895 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.16 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11893 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.48 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11893 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.016 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 11892 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.511 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11887 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.53 km NE of Auburn, Wyoming · 11883 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.87 km NNW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11883 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.59 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11880 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.914 km WNW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11878 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.511 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11878 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.19 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11877 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.2Wyoming · 11874 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.67 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11872 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.88 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11869 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 3.813 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11869 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 3.515 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11869 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.114 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11869 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.810 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11867 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.710 km SE of Grace, Idaho · 11867 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 3.010 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11867 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.7southern Idaho · 11865 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 3.41 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 3.25 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 4.311 km SW of Smoot, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.57 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.710 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.06 km W of Smoot, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.9southern Idaho · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.217 km SW of Smoot, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.912 km WSW of Smoot, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 4.08 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.917 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 3.26 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11864 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 3.79 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11863 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 3.16 km SSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11863 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 4.313 km SW of Smoot, Wyoming · 11863 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 3.08 km SW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11863 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.85 km SW of Smoot, Wyoming · 11862 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 3.913 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11861 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.82 km NNE of Afton, Wyoming · 11860 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.67 km SSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11858 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 3.89 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11856 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 3.610 km WSW of Smoot, Wyoming · 11854 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 3.46 km SW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11842 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.77 km NW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11842 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.612 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11841 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.415 km E of Georgetown, Idaho · 11841 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.518 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 11904 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.87 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11905 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.76 km WNW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11906 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.713 km WNW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11907 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.611 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11909 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.6southern Idaho · 11909 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.1southern Idaho · 11910 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.58 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11910 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.69 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11910 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.07 km NW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11912 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.14 km NW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11912 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.712 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11913 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.510 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11914 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.58 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11914 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.69 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11914 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.98 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11914 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.09 km NW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11915 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.69 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11915 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.511 km WNW of Auburn, Wyoming · 11915 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.35 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 11916 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000694x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.