M1.7 earthquake 14 km E of Georgetown, Idaho
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km E of Georgetown, Idaho on Wed, Jul 20, 1994, 3:36 PM MDT (21:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km SSW of Fairview, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1994-07-20 21:36:46 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.488° N, 111.194° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 15.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.715 km E of Georgetown, Idaho · 11763 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.011 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 11756 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.611 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11748 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.011 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 11747 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.24 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11732 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.47 km SSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 11730 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.911 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 11720 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.313 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 11715 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.66 km NW of Saint Charles, Idaho · 11714 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50100920. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.