Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Sat, Sep 16, 2017, 8:48 PM MDT (02:48 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2017-09-17 02:48:03 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.565° N, 111.411° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
12

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. 1.713 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.715 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.912 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.814 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.312 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.012 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.714 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.412 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.414 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.914 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.58 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.67 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.613 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.77 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.55 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.114 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.6southern Idaho · 3296 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.66 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.714 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.57 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.55 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.96 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.212 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.713 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.98 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.613 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.112 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.013 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.013 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.413 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.55 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.613 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 15
  42. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.615 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.510 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.09 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.812 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.910 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.96 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.613 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.96 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.86 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.911 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.912 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.16 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.314 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.614 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.811 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 3.713 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 21
  60. 3.013 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.611 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3296 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.513 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.611 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.214 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.012 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.212 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.711 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.812 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.012 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.812 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.613 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3297 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60246772. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.