Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 28 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho on Tue, May 15, 2018, 8:22 PM MDT (02:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-05-16 02:22:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.164° N, 111.404° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 20.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3055 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3055 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.912 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3054 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.728 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3050 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.028 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3050 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.68 km ESE of South Park, Wyoming · 3046 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.015 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3044 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.716 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3044 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.312 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3043 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.816 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 3043 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.917 km E of Jackson, Wyoming · 3037 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.8Wyoming · 3037 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.313 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3035 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.914 km W of Soda Springs, ID · 3034 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.711 km E of Kelly, Wyoming · 3030 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.716 km NW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3022 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.613 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3020 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.614 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3015 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.914 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3011 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.69 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3010 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.818 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.316 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.518 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.617 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.617 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.617 km WSW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.518 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.817 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3010 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.316 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.516 km WSW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.216 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.517 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.116 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.616 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.418 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.5southern Idaho · 3009 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.716 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.517 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.810 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.69 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3009 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.713 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.016 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3009 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.717 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3007 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.816 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3005 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.917 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3005 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.016 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.616 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3004 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.216 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3003 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.715 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.716 km N of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 3003 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.811 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3002 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.913 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3001 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.93 km NNE of Smoot, Wyoming · 3001 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.915 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 2999 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3059 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.129 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3059 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.528 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3059 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.0southern Idaho · 3060 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.927 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 3060 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.625 km W of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 3060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.316 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3063 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.911 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3063 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.917 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3064 days ago · -3 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.614 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3064 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.012 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 3065 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.014 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3069 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3071 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.213 km ESE of Irwin, Idaho · 3073 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.914 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3073 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.56 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.87 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.910 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80293639. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.