Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Post Falls, ID
M 2.8
Latest: 2:50 pm PDT on 15 May 2020 · 27 km (17 mi) NW of Post Falls, ID
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Post Falls was M 2.8, 27 km (17 mi) NW of Post Falls, ID, at 2:50 pm PDT on 15 May 2020. 337 people reported feeling it to USGS. 13 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 17 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 15 May 2020, 27 km (17 mi) NW of Post Falls, ID
- Reported felt
- 2 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 17
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) S of Post Falls, ID
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Post Falls, ID
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Post Falls, ID · felt by 1
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) SW of Post Falls, ID
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Post Falls, ID
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Post Falls, ID
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Post Falls, ID
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) S of Post Falls, ID
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of Post Falls, ID
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) S of Post Falls, ID
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) N of Post Falls, ID
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) S of Post Falls, ID
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SE of Post Falls, ID
- 2.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Post Falls, ID · felt by 337
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) S of Post Falls, ID
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) S of Post Falls, ID
- 2.3 28 km (18 mi) N of Post Falls, ID
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 Post Falls time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Post Falls are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Post Falls; dots are the 17 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Post Falls.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Spokane 36 km
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