Wyoming earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming on Mon, Nov 12, 2018, 3:38 PM MST (22:38 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-11-12 22:38:55 UTC
Depth
-3.4 km (-2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.619° N, 111.149° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2880 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.010 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2880 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.810 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2880 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.09 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2879 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.59 km NE of Irwin, Idaho · 2879 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.1southern Idaho · 2879 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.111 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 11
  8. 1.813 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.811 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.212 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.812 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
  12. 1.912 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.813 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.714 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.613 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.713 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.014 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.211 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2876 days ago · -2 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.111 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2876 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.89 km SSW of Laketown, Utah · 2874 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.310 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2873 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.8southern Idaho · 2873 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.110 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2873 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.010 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2871 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.59 km NNW of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2869 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.018 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 2867 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.99 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2866 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.811 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2864 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.819 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 2863 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.813 km ENE of Hyde Park, Utah · 2862 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 3.15 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 2862 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 9
  33. 2.38 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2862 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.59 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2861 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.9southern Idaho · 2860 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.614 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2852 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.68 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2846 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.213 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2843 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.69 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2839 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.113 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2837 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 3.213 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2836 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.510 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2836 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.411 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.410 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2833 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2832 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.518 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.112 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2825 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.418 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.615 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2821 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.117 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2899 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.29 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2900 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2905 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60304212. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.