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M 1.9ml

Earthquake near Kellogg, ID

No earthquake was likely felt in Kellogg in the 24 hours to 11:53 pm PST (07:53 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 14 km (9 mi) SE, at 2:46 pm PST on 3 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Kellogg

This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 20 km (12 mi) north of Kellogg, ID, at 7:32 pm PDT on 9 September 2024 (02:32 UTC), 5.7 km deep.

USGS: 19 km N of Kellogg, Idaho

99 km (62 mi) E of Spokane, WA · 51 km (32 mi) E of Coeur d'Alene, ID

7:32 pm PDT, Sep 9, 2024 · · 5.7 km deep · released about 21 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Kootenai County 44 kmShoshone County 44 kmBenewah County 68 kmSanders County 70 kmBonner County 78 kmSpokane County 97 kmMineral County 101 kmLincoln County 105 kmLatah County 110 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
7:32 pm PDT on 9 September 2024 ()
Where
20 km (12 mi) north of Kellogg, ID · earthquakes near Kellogg
Idaho today
every earthquake in Idaho in the last 24 hours
Magnitude
M 1.9 (ml)
Depth
5.7 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Kootenai County, 44 km W
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 786 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 14 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Kellogg, 20 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Pinehurst, Osburn.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 21 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 710,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 500,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 45× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.9 about 21 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 47.7168, -116.1118. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Kootenai County, ID 44 km (27 mi) W earthquakes near Kootenai County
Shoshone County, ID 44 km (28 mi) SSE earthquakes near Shoshone County
Benewah County, ID 68 km (42 mi) SW earthquakes near Benewah County
Sanders County, MT 70 km (43 mi) E earthquakes near Sanders County
Bonner County, ID 78 km (48 mi) NNW earthquakes near Bonner County
Spokane County, WA 97 km (60 mi) W earthquakes near Spokane County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

14 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.0 1 km WSW of Wallace, Idaho
  2. 2.3 3 km WSW of Wallace, Idaho
  3. 1.6 2 km SSE of Osburn, Idaho
  4. 2.1 7 km WSW of Clark Fork, Idaho
  5. 2.3 1 km E of Mullan, Idaho
  6. 1.8 13 km SSW of East Hope, Idaho
  7. 1.6 0 km ENE of Mullan, Idaho
  8. 2.6 7 km W of Clark Fork, Idaho
  9. 3.3 2 km NNW of Mullan, Idaho
  10. 1.6 13 km SSW of East Hope, Idaho
  11. 1.6 1 km E of Mullan, Idaho
  12. 2.4 20 km N of Kellogg, Idaho
  13. 2.1 19 km N of Kellogg, Idaho
  14. 1.9 0 km SE of Mullan, Idaho

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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