Wyoming earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Thayne, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Thayne, Wyoming on Sat, Jan 6, 2018, 9:20 PM MST (04:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-07 04:20:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.951° N, 111.017° W
Region
Wyoming
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3186 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.214 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3182 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.417 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3179 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.013 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3177 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.85 km NNE of Grace, Idaho · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3173 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3173 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.122 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.45 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 689
  11. 3.111 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.36 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 20
  15. 1.610 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.010 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.410 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3166 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3166 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3166 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.512 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3166 days ago · -3 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.310 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3165 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3164 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.611 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3164 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.310 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3163 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.66 km SSW of Victor, Idaho · 3162 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 3.514 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 47
  27. 2.04 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.78 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3156 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.17 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3155 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.411 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3153 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.98 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.413 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3146 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.112 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3143 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.811 km NNW of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3140 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.78 km SSW of Hoback, Wyoming · 3140 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3140 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.55 km N of Etna, Wyoming · 3139 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.914 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3138 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.59 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3131 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.215 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3188 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.524 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3189 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.914 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3196 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.014 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3204 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.12 km NNW of Driggs, Idaho · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3205 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.112 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3206 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.5southern Idaho · 3207 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.614 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3208 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.313 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.312 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3211 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.312 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3211 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000c1md. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.