Idaho earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho on Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 5:48 AM MDT (11:48 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 17 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-23 11:48:58 UTC
Depth
-2.8 km (-1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.454° N, 111.458° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2960 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.511 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2960 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.615 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.411 km NNE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2960 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.814 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2959 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.515 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2959 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.43 km WNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2959 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.110 km ESE of Randolph, Utah · 2957 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.714 km NE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2956 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.114 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2955 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.510 km NE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2947 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.09 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.710 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.010 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2944 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 13
  15. 2.25 km NE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2943 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.56 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2935 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.317 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2934 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.612 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2934 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.912 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.014 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.614 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.816 km W of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.512 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.812 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.313 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.612 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.613 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.814 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.314 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.212 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.813 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.313 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.610 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2930 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2930 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.419 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.610 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2928 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.313 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2927 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.03 km WNW of Montpelier, Idaho · 2927 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.620 km NE of Randolph, Utah · 2915 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.819 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.015 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2904 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.613 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.813 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.99 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2962 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.913 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2962 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.714 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 2964 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.710 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2964 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.1southern Idaho · 2969 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.114 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.72 km ESE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2975 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.515 km E of North Logan, Utah · 2976 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.513 km NE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2976 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.512 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2983 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2985 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.614 km W of Georgetown, Idaho · 2987 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.714 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2990 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60294262. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.