Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km SW of Grace, Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Grace, Idaho on Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 7:12 AM MDT (13:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km ENE of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-08-23 13:12:24 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.491° N, 111.869° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km WNW of Garden City, Utah · 2598 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.98 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 2597 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.017 km WSW of Smoot, Wyoming · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2584 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.810 km W of Snowville, Utah · 2580 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.414 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.318 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 2577 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.112 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2576 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.020 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2576 days ago · -3 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.620 km WSW of Smoot, Wyoming · 2576 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.85 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2572 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.95 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 183
  13. 1.64 km SE of Bennington, Idaho · 2564 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.95 km NE of Howell, Utah · 2561 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.59 km W of Paris, Idaho · 2561 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.314 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2557 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.55 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2555 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.64 km NE of Howell, Utah · 2540 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.74 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2540 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2599 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.97 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 2599 days ago · -3 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.17 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 2599 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.65 km S of Auburn, Wyoming · 2599 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.912 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2600 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.88 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2603 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.710 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2609 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.717 km E of Providence, Utah · 2613 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.64 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2614 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2614 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.74 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2620 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.012 km SSE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.45 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2621 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.16 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2621 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.67 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2621 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.15 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2621 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.66 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2621 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.26 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2621 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.36 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2623 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60336857. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.