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, 9:33 PM MDT (03:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.6 16 km ENE of Franklin, 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
- 1982-06-20 03:33:02 UTC
- Depth
- 0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.446° N, 111.477° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 1.617 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 16167 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.712 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 16176 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.620 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 16187 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.021 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 16187 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005015. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.