Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho on Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 11:18 PM MDT (05:18 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-09-12 05:18:17 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.519° N, 111.429° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
10

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. 1.914 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.88 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.78 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.010 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.114 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.113 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.410 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.87 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.67 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.112 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.514 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.511 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.011 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.713 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.87 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.210 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.510 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.89 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.413 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.76 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.07 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.54 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.68 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.79 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.79 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.713 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.38 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.85 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.9southern Idaho · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.812 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.78 km WNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.75 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.64 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.76 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.213 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.16 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.013 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.95 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.86 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.610 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.112 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.812 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3304 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3304 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.714 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3304 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.510 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3304 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.211 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3304 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.512 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3304 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3304 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.2southern Idaho · 3304 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.712 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3304 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.56 km NNE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3305 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3305 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.912 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.711 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.912 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.66 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.914 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.814 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.213 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.47 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.87 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60244017. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.