Wyoming earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho on Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 2:49 PM MST (21:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-02-27 21:49:08 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.596° N, 111.199° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2769 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.020 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2765 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.8southern Idaho · 2763 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.9southern Idaho · 2762 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2760 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.920 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 2755 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.019 km S of Irwin, Idaho · 2755 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.219 km WNW of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 2755 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.417 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2753 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.63 km SE of Cove, Utah · 2753 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.911 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2752 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.68 km NE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.710 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2747 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 14
  14. 1.911 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2747 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.89 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2741 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.210 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.611 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 3.38 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  19. 1.810 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.810 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.19 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.510 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.010 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.611 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.210 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.08 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2739 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.110 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2738 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.612 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2737 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.511 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2736 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.16 km NNW of Hoback, Wyoming · 2735 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.811 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2733 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.013 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.45 km N of Hoback, Wyoming · 2732 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.57 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.614 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2724 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.64 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2722 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.44 km N of Hoback, Wyoming · 2716 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.716 km W of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 2715 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2781 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.430 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 2787 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.329 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 2787 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.634 km WNW of Freedom, Idaho · 2788 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.73 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2793 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.53 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2793 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.516 km ENE of North Logan, Utah · 2802 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60314682. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.