Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho on Mon, Feb 5, 2018, 6:42 PM MST (01:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-02-06 01:42:20 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.548° N, 111.431° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3159 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.411 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3157 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.98 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3156 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.413 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3150 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.211 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3149 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.112 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3146 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNW of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3144 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.78 km SSW of Hoback, Wyoming · 3144 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3143 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.55 km N of Etna, Wyoming · 3143 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.914 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3142 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3140 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.59 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3135 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.06 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 3129 days ago · -3 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.818 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 3117 days ago · -3 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.312 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3111 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.712 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3111 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.76 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3109 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.89 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3102 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3101 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.83 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.63 km SSE of Weston, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.23 km NNW of Cornish, Utah · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3164 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.514 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming · 3165 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 47
  7. 2.310 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.611 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.19 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.310 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.512 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.410 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.010 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.610 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.36 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 20
  18. 2.010 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.810 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.111 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60267022. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.