Idaho earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km N of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km N of Georgetown, Idaho on Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 4:40 PM MDT (22:40 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-09-22 22:40:36 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.564° N, 111.379° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.68 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.612 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.410 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.011 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.2southern Idaho · 3293 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.810 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 14
  9. 2.18 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.68 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.28 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.18 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.68 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.79 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.812 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.68 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.58 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.18 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.79 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.614 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3293 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.214 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3292 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.512 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3292 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.011 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3291 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3291 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.711 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3291 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.615 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3290 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.812 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 3290 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.77 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 3289 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.6southern Idaho · 3289 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.65 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3288 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.012 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3288 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3288 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3288 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3287 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3287 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.88 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3287 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.511 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.412 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.311 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.711 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.911 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.211 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.411 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.120 km WSW of Smoot, Wyoming · 3285 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.65 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3284 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3284 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.513 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 3284 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.616 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 3284 days ago · -3 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.07 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3284 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.719 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 3283 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.04 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3283 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3283 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3282 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3282 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.812 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.110 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.912 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.013 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3294 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.16 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.77 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.67 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.76 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.16 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.19 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.013 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.312 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.713 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.69 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3295 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.1southern Idaho · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60248752. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.