Earthquakes in Idaho
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2 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days in Idaho. Normal for here is 14 to 35 in a week.
Compared against Idaho's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
The last 30 days
Live · last 7 days
Latest earthquakes in Idaho
None in Idaho in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.
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Where this is
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Centre 44.607, -114.750 — the mean of this state’s place centroids, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured across a rectangle drawn around the state, so a few earthquakes just over its border are counted too.
Largest on record in and around Idaho
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 6.5 | Stanley, Idaho | |
| M 5.8 | 11 km SE of Lincoln, Montana | |
| M 5.3 | 12 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho | |
| M 5.0 | 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho | |
| M 5.0 | 15 km S of Lincoln, Montana | |
| M 4.9 | 10 km N of Smiths Ferry, Idaho | |
| M 4.8 | 21 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho | |
| M 4.7 | 9 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around Idaho, which takes in some ground over its borders.
Counties in Idaho
- Ada County
- Adams County
- Bannock County
- Bear Lake County
- Benewah County
- Bingham County
- Blaine County
- Boise County
- Bonner County
- Bonneville County
- Boundary County
- Butte County
- Camas County
- Canyon County
- Caribou County
- Cassia County
- Clark County
- Clearwater County
- Custer County
- Elmore County
- Franklin County
- Fremont County
- Gem County
- Gooding County
- Idaho County
- Jefferson County
- Jerome County
- Kootenai County
- Latah County
- Lemhi County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Minidoka County
- Nez Perce County
- Oneida County
- Owyhee County
- Payette County
- Power County
- Shoshone County
- Teton County
- Twin Falls County
- Valley County
- Washington County
After an earthquake here
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- What to do during and after an earthquake
- QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For early warning, ShakeAlert reaches phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app