Idaho earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Tue, Oct 10, 2017, 7:53 PM MDT (01:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-10-11 01:53:54 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.562° N, 111.424° W
Region
Idaho
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.013 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.616 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.215 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.515 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.59 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.77 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.412 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.89 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.88 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.29 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.89 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.613 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.48 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.39 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.111 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3272 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.912 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.913 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3271 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3271 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.413 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.213 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.212 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 10
  54. 2.59 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.89 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.48 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.59 km SSE of Georgetown, ID · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 4.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3274 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 75
  6. 2.911 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.513 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.115 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.213 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.712 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.513 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3277 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3277 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.312 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3277 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.313 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3277 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.013 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3277 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.214 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3277 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.314 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.212 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3279 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.113 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3279 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000aq13 (also filed as uu60252142). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.