QuakeIndex

Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 3.0ml

Earthquake near McCall, ID

No earthquake was likely felt in McCall in the 24 hours to 12:14 am MST (07:14 UTC). The last one was M 4.3, 83 km (52 mi) WNW, at 12:42 am MST on 10 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 134 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near McCall

This page: a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 18 km (11 mi) southeast of McCall, ID, at 8:44 pm MDT on 22 July 2024 (02:44 UTC), 13 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 14 km ENE of Donnelly, Idaho

8:44 pm MDT, Jul 22, 2024 · · 13 km deep · released about 950 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Valley County 25 kmAdams County 43 kmWashington County 79 kmGem County 90 kmBoise County 92 kmPayette 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
8:44 pm MDT on 22 July 2024 ()
Where
18 km (11 mi) southeast of McCall, ID · earthquakes near McCall
Idaho today
every earthquake in Idaho in the last 24 hours
Magnitude
M 3.0 (ml)
Depth
13 km below the surface
Felt
2 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Valley County, 25 km ENE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 764 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 34 km (21 mi) from the epicentre. In McCall, 18 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.

Likely felt in: McCall 18 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 950 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 350,000× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 16,000× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 11,000× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 3.0 about 950 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

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.9 on 2024-02-26 — about 710 times the energy of this one.

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 44.7995, -115.9288. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Valley County, ID 25 km (16 mi) ENE earthquakes near Valley County
Adams County, ID 43 km (27 mi) WNW earthquakes near Adams County
Washington County, ID 79 km (49 mi) WSW earthquakes near Washington County
Gem County, ID 90 km (56 mi) SSW earthquakes near Gem County
Boise County, ID 92 km (57 mi) S earthquakes near Boise County
Payette County, ID 110 km (68 mi) SW earthquakes near Payette 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. 1.6 8 km N of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
  2. 2.0 7 km N of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
  3. 2.4 8 km N of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
  4. 1.6 7 km N of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
  5. 2.4 17 km WSW of Cascade, Idaho
  6. 2.0 16 km WSW of Cascade, Idaho
  7. 2.1 7 km N of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
  8. 2.1 3 km SSE of Cascade, Idaho
  9. 1.9 7 km N of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
  10. 2.3 13 km NNW of New Meadows, Idaho
  11. 2.1 18 km WSW of Cascade, Idaho
  12. 2.3 44 km E of Cascade, Idaho
  13. 1.6 15 km ENE of Donnelly, Idaho
  14. 1.5 14 km ENE of Donnelly, 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

QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.