M2.7 earthquake 12 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 7:03 PM MDT (01:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 18 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.053 · 46 stations
2.48	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Final · ±0.171 · 11 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700057d7 (also filed as uu60336822). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.