M3.2 earthquake 13 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho on Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 2:30 PM MST (21:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.053 · 46 stations
3.27	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Final · ±0.095 · 22 stations

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ixth (also filed as uu60308252). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.