M2.8 earthquake 11 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 1:39 PM MDT (19:39 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.038 · 90 stations
2.93	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Final · ±0.119 · 9 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aib3 (also filed as uu60239412). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.