Wyoming earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming on Tue, May 8, 2018, 12:51 PM MDT (18:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-05-08 18:51:52 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.621° N, 111.097° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.614 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3066 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.917 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3066 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.911 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3065 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.316 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3065 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.625 km W of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.927 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.0southern Idaho · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.528 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.129 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.011 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3060 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.728 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3059 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3056 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3056 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.912 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3056 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.716 km WNW of Paris, Idaho · 3054 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.728 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3052 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.028 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3052 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.68 km ESE of South Park, Wyoming · 3048 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.015 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3045 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.312 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3045 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.816 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 3045 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.313 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3037 days ago · -2 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.914 km W of Soda Springs, ID · 3035 days ago · -2 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.716 km NW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3024 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.613 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3022 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.614 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3017 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.914 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3013 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.69 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3012 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.818 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.316 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.518 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.617 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.617 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.617 km WSW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.518 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.817 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.316 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.516 km WSW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.216 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.517 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.116 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.616 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.418 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.5southern Idaho · 3011 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.716 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.517 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3011 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.810 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3011 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.69 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3011 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.713 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3010 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.016 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.717 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3008 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.816 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3006 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.917 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3006 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.014 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3070 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3072 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.213 km ESE of Irwin, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.56 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.910 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.910 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.5southern Idaho · 3077 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.88 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.611 km SW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3077 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.414 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3077 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3078 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.611 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3078 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.811 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3079 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60280812. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.