M2.1 earthquake 15 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho on Wed, May 31, 2017, 4:20 AM MDT (10:20 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km E of Providence, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-31 10:20:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.431° N, 111.546° W
- Region
- Idaho
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.714 km W of Paris, Idaho · 3384 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.017 km W of Paris, Idaho · 3369 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.411 km E of Providence, Utah · 3364 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
- 1.610 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 3364 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60198447. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.