Wyoming earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho on Sun, May 13, 2018, 6:55 PM MDT (00:55 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-05-14 00:55:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.166° N, 111.380° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 17.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80293259. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.