Idaho earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km NNE of Grace, Idaho

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Grace, Idaho on Tue, Jan 16, 2018, 5:31 PM MST (00:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-01-17 00:31:41 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.621° N, 111.694° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60265267. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.