Idaho earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Mon, Jan 29, 2018, 3:53 PM MST (22:53 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-29 22:53:35 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.568° N, 111.425° W
Region
Idaho
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.514 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming · 3163 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 47
  2. 2.04 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3163 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.23 km NNW of Cornish, Utah · 3160 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.63 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.83 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.23 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.78 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3159 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.17 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3158 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.411 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3156 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.98 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3154 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.413 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3149 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3147 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.112 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3145 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.811 km NNW of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3145 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3143 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.78 km SSW of Hoback, Wyoming · 3143 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3142 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.55 km N of Etna, Wyoming · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.914 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3141 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3139 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.59 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.06 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 3128 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3118 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.818 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 3116 days ago · -3 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.312 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3110 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.712 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3110 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.76 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3108 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.611 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.310 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.512 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3168 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.410 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.010 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.610 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.36 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 20
  11. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.111 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  14. 4.45 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 689
  15. 1.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3176 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.85 km NNE of Grace, Idaho · 3179 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.013 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.08 km WNW of Plymouth, Utah · 3182 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3185 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60266302. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.