Wyoming earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming on Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 3:13 PM MST (22:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 30 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-01-07 22:13:22 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.594° N, 111.164° W
Region
Wyoming
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2821 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2819 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.19 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2814 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.014 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2805 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.516 km ENE of North Logan, Utah · 2801 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.53 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2791 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.73 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2791 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.634 km WNW of Freedom, Idaho · 2786 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.329 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.430 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.110 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2779 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.918 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 2773 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.212 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2767 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.112 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2824 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.518 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2832 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.410 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2833 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.411 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2836 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2836 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.213 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.113 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2837 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.69 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2839 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.213 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2843 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.68 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2846 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.614 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2852 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60309152. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.