Idaho earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 5:23 AM MST (12:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km W of Bondurant, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-11-15 12:23:30 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.512° N, 111.173° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km W of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.011 km WSW of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1780 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.99 km W of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.916 km SW of Wilson, Wyoming · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.812 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1758 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.08 km E of Grace, Idaho · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNW of Grace, Idaho · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.922 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.714 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1745 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.69 km W of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1733 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.67 km WNW of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1733 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.38 km W of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1733 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km N of Amalga, Utah · 1785 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.516 km W of Garden, Utah · 1786 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.916 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 1790 days ago · -3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.019 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1795 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.917 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.215 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.119 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.416 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 23
  9. 2.916 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60468052. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.