M2.1 earthquake 15 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho on Wed, Aug 12, 1987, 2:05 PM MDT (20:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-12 20:05:43 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.429° N, 111.543° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 12
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.619 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 14283 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.75 km E of Providence, Utah · 14260 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.64 km E of Providence, Utah · 14260 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 1.63 km WSW of Plymouth, Utah · 14291 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.019 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 14293 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.719 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 14304 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.618 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 14304 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.020 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 14304 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50033185. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.