Idaho earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho on Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 1:17 AM MDT (07:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-09-22 07:17:42 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.439° N, 111.491° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.419 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.313 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2928 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.03 km WNW of Montpelier, Idaho · 2928 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.620 km NE of Randolph, Utah · 2916 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.819 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.015 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2905 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.29 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2900 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.117 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2899 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.315 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2880 days ago · -3 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.29 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2880 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.010 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2880 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.810 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2880 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.09 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2879 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.1southern Idaho · 2878 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.111 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.813 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.811 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.212 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2878 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.812 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
  21. 1.912 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.813 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.714 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.613 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.713 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.014 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2877 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2876 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.211 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2876 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.111 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2876 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.89 km SSW of Laketown, Utah · 2874 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.310 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2873 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.8southern Idaho · 2873 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.110 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2873 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.313 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.813 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.212 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.314 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.814 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.613 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.612 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.313 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.812 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.512 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.816 km W of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.614 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.014 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.912 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2933 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.913 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2933 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.612 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2935 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.317 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60297342. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.