M2.7 earthquake 19 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho on Thu, Apr 4, 1985, 10:43 PM MST (05:43 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-05 05:43:26 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.396° N, 111.579° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- Stations used
- 26
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.612 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 15116 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.613 km W of Paris, Idaho · 15110 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.412 km E of North Logan, Utah · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.619 km E of Snowville, Utah · 15091 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 1.5Utah · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.3southern Idaho · 15166 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.613 km E of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15170 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.69 km ENE of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.415 km ENE of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15170 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.913 km E of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15170 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.419 km ENE of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50020800. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.