M3.2 earthquake 14 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Sun, Oct 8, 2017, 9:06 AM MDT (15:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

Map

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

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak 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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 177.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b2t4 (also filed as uu60251722). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.