Idaho earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho on Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 4:51 AM MDT (10:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km NNW of Grace, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-10-30 10:51:20 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.541° N, 111.172° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1795 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.916 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 1790 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.516 km W of Garden, Utah · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.93 km N of Amalga, Utah · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.616 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.99 km W of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.011 km WSW of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.99 km W of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.916 km SW of Wilson, Wyoming · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.812 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1757 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.08 km E of Grace, Idaho · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.29 km NNW of Grace, Idaho · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.922 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.714 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1744 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.215 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.119 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.416 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 23
  4. 2.916 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.621 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.520 km NW of Paris, Idaho · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.112 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60466132. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.