Idaho earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Sun, Oct 8, 2017, 2:09 PM MDT (20:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-10-08 20:09:55 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.593° N, 111.419° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
32

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 174.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b2uv (also filed as uu60251777). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC.