Idaho earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho on Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 9:47 AM MST (16:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-01-26 16:47:45 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.560° N, 111.443° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.410 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.512 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.310 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.611 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.310 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3168 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.514 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming · 3165 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 47
  11. 2.04 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3165 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.23 km NNW of Cornish, Utah · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.63 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.83 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.23 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.78 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.17 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3159 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.411 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3158 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.98 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3156 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.413 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3151 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3149 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.112 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3147 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.811 km NNW of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3144 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.78 km SSW of Hoback, Wyoming · 3144 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3144 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.55 km N of Etna, Wyoming · 3143 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.914 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3142 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.59 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.06 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 3129 days ago · -3 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.818 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 3118 days ago · -3 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.312 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3112 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.712 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3111 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.36 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 20
  2. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.111 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.45 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 689
  6. 1.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3178 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3178 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.85 km NNE of Grace, Idaho · 3181 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.013 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3181 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.08 km WNW of Plymouth, Utah · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.214 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3187 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.411 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3190 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.63 km NNW of Thayne, Wyoming · 3190 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.215 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3193 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.524 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3193 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.914 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3200 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60266037. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.