Idaho earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho on Fri, May 15, 2026, 6:44 PM MDT (00:44 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km W of Bennington, 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
2026-05-16 00:44:00 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.411° N, 111.440° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.99 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 141 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.28 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 141 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.310 km SW of Auburn, Wyoming · 139 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.59 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 136 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.0Utah · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.010 km W of Garden, Utah · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.913 km WSW of Fairview, Wyoming · 130 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.22 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.62 km SE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.22 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.12 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.82 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.63 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.53 km ENE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.42 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.74 km NE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.02 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.62 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.726 km NE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.612 km E of Millville, Utah · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 19
  28. 2.012 km E of Millville, Utah · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.417 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 98 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.916 km E of Providence, Utah · 96 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.75 km SSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.36 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 89 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.613 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 88 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.615 km W of Paris, Idaho · 86 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.615 km E of Providence, Utah · 83 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.88 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 143 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 29

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80140231. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.