Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Emmett, ID
M 2.6
Latest: 5:29 pm MST on 18 January 2023 · 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Emmett was M 2.6, 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID, at 5:29 pm MST on 18 January 2023. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.3 on 4 January 2019, 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID
- Reported felt
- 1 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 9
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) N of Emmett, ID
- 2.6 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID · felt by 1
- 1.6 50 km (31 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID
- 2.7 49 km (30 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID · felt by 1
- 2.9 49 km (30 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID · felt by 2
- 3.4 44 km (27 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID · felt by 9
- 1.8 43 km (27 mi) N of Emmett, ID
- 2.2 43 km (27 mi) N of Emmett, ID
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Emmett, ID · felt by 1
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Emmett time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Emmett are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Emmett; dots are the 2 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Emmett:
- 5.3 Western Idaho · 36 km N of Emmett
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Squaw Creek fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Big Flat fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- Jakes Creek fault, 21 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- Earthquakes in Idaho, with the state's activity score
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