M2.8 earthquake 15 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho on Thu, Jan 28, 1982, 1:00 AM MST (08:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 0 km NNE of Freedom, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-28 08:00:40 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.395° N, 111.513° W
- Region
- Idaho
- 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.60 km NNE of Freedom, Idaho · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.24 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 16252 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.64 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 16252 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.63 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 16252 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003685 (also filed as usp0001jc0). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.