Idaho earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 10:54 PM MDT (04:54 UTC), 7 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-10-16 04:54:10 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.557° N, 111.412° 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 II, weak 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.212 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.29 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3268 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3268 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.9southern Idaho · 3268 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3267 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.79 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.814 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.412 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3267 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.512 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3266 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.612 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3266 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.97 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3266 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3265 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.711 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3265 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.012 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3265 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3264 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3264 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.77 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3264 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3263 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.510 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3262 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3261 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.67 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.814 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3260 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.613 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3260 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3259 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.09 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3258 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3257 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.57 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3255 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.210 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3255 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.77 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3254 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.911 km ESE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3254 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.912 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3253 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.013 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3252 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  38. 3.012 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3252 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.59 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3252 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.66 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3251 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.412 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3250 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 4.015 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3250 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 9
  43. 2.114 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3250 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.912 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 3250 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.913 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3249 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.112 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3249 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.614 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3249 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.913 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3249 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.412 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3248 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
  50. 1.510 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3248 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.412 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3248 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3247 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3246 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.512 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3245 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.714 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3243 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3242 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.14 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3242 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.44 km SW of Garden City, Utah · 3239 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.613 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3239 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.49 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3238 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.89 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.59 km SSE of Georgetown, ID · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.48 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.59 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.212 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 10
  20. 2.213 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3269 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000asmv (also filed as uu60253372). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.