M1.6 earthquake 9 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho on Sat, Jun 19, 1982, 10:05 AM MDT (16:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.6 17 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-19 16:05:07 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.448° N, 111.482° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.617 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 16166 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.616 km ENE of Franklin, Idaho · 16123 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004990. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.