Idaho earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho on Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 8:17 AM MDT (14:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km ENE of Georgetown, 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
2021-08-25 14:17:03 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.441° N, 111.581° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.712 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.019 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1853 days ago · -3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.316 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.112 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.520 km NW of Paris, Idaho · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.621 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.916 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.416 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 23
  10. 2.119 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.310 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.610 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.610 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.91 km E of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSW of Alpine, Wyoming · 1893 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60454822. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.