Idaho earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km WNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Fri, Aug 24, 2018, 3:39 PM MDT (21:39 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-08-24 21:39:41 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.501° N, 111.411° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km ESE of Randolph, Utah · 2958 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.714 km NE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.114 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2956 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.510 km NE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2948 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.09 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2947 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.710 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2946 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.010 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 13
  8. 2.25 km NE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2944 days ago · -3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.56 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.317 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.612 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2935 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.912 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.014 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.614 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.816 km W of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.512 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.812 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.313 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.612 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.613 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.814 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.314 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.212 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.813 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.313 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.610 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.419 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.610 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2929 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.313 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2928 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.03 km WNW of Montpelier, Idaho · 2928 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.620 km NE of Randolph, Utah · 2916 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.819 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.015 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2905 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.29 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2900 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2960 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.814 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.411 km NNE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.615 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2961 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.511 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2961 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2961 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.27 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2961 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.613 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.813 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.99 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2963 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.913 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2963 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.714 km W of Fairview, Wyoming · 2965 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.710 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2965 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.1southern Idaho · 2970 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.114 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2972 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.72 km ESE of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2976 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.515 km E of North Logan, Utah · 2977 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.513 km NE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2977 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.512 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2983 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2986 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60294427. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.