Idaho earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Thu, Feb 22, 2018, 1:49 AM MST (08:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-02-22 08:49:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.585° N, 111.460° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d6fn (also filed as uu60271832). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.