Wyoming earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km W of Fairview, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km W of Fairview, Wyoming on Thu, Mar 8, 2018, 8:11 PM MST (03:11 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-03-09 03:11:05 UTC
Depth
-3.4 km (-2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.677° N, 111.065° W
Region
Wyoming
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3115 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.818 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 3113 days ago · -3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.312 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3108 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.712 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3107 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.76 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3105 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3098 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.412 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3096 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3096 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3096 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3096 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.916 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3093 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3093 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.09 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3093 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.914 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3091 days ago · -3 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.39 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3091 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.410 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3087 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.313 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3085 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.212 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3083 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3082 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.712 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.39 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3078 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.510 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3078 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3078 days ago · -3 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3078 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.79 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3078 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3078 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.811 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3077 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.611 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3076 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.414 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3076 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3076 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3076 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.611 km SW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3075 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.88 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.5southern Idaho · 3075 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.910 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.910 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.87 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.29 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.56 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.213 km ESE of Irwin, Idaho · 3073 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3071 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.014 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3068 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.59 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3131 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.914 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3138 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.55 km N of Etna, Wyoming · 3139 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3140 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.78 km SSW of Hoback, Wyoming · 3140 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3140 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNW of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.112 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3143 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.413 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3146 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.98 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.411 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3153 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60273672. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.