Idaho earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 7 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 8:05 AM MDT (14:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-11 14:05:30 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.544° N, 111.414° W
Region
Idaho
Felt reports
1
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
90.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.4 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 151°, dip 76°, rake -154°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 55°, dip 65°, rake -15°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.87 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.88 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.87 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.66 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.3southern Idaho · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.714 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.07 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 3.1southern Idaho · 3307 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.48 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.46 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.57 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.06 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.012 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.814 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.49 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.67 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.313 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.413 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.812 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.113 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.113 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.714 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.611 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.8southern Idaho · 3306 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.87 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.47 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.213 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.814 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.914 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.66 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.912 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.711 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.912 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.56 km NNE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3306 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.76 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.914 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.88 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.78 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.010 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.114 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.113 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.410 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.87 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.67 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.76 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.77 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.68 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.98 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.09 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.210 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.89 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.79 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 63
  10. 2.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.59 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 4.19 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.98 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.910 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.07 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ak5e (also filed as uu60242997). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.