M3.0 earthquake 9 km E of Georgetown, Idaho
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km E of Georgetown, Idaho on Tue, Nov 25, 1986, 5:13 PM MST (00:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-26 00:13:10 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.489° N, 111.253° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.223 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.77 km WNW of Fairview, Wyoming · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50030840 (also filed as usp00030db). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.