Idaho earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 12:40 AM MST (07:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km ESE of Bancroft, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-01-26 07:40:41 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.554° N, 111.428° W
Region
Idaho
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6southern Idaho · 2077 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.27 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2077 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.310 km WSW of Grace, Idaho · 2077 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.319 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 2065 days ago · -3 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.14 km NW of Smoot, Wyoming · 2064 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.113 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2062 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of Montpelier, Idaho · 2049 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.29 km ESE of Bancroft, Idaho · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 1.515 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.911 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.67 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.813 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2101 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2101 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.513 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.210 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 151
  9. 2.016 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 2104 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60425127. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.