Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 6.5mww
Stanley, Idaho
Yes. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded in Stanley, Idaho, at 5:52 pm MDT on 31 March 2020 (23:52 UTC), 12 km deep. 23,163 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Idaho today
- every earthquake in Idaho in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 6.5 (mww)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- 23,163 reports · strongest reported intensity VIII
- Measured shaking
- intensity VIII (ShakeMap)
- USGS impact alert
- green
- Nearest
- Valley County, 59 km NW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Sawtooth fault, 18 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 83 days ago
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This was a strong earthquake. Damage is likely near the epicentre and it is felt over a wide area.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 453 km (281 mi) from the epicentre. 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.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 85 kilotons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 7.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Ridgecrest, California 2019 M 7.1 7.9× the energy of this one
- Loma Prieta, California 1989 M 6.9 4× the energy of this one
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 2× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 6.5 about 85 kilotons of TNT
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 this one released 11× more
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 this one released 16× more
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 (31 mi) since our catalogue begins in 2016. No other earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded this close in that time.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 6.1 37 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 20 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.0 44 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 16 km N of this epicentre
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 44.4646, -115.1175. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley County, ID | 59 km (37 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Valley County |
| Boise County, ID | 71 km (44 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Boise County |
| Custer County, ID | 72 km (45 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Custer County |
| Lemhi County, ID | 110 km (68 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Lemhi County |
| Camas County, ID | 110 km (69 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Camas County |
| Gem County, ID | 111 km (69 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Gem County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.1 16 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 3.3 18 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 3.0 36 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.9 37 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.8 15 km N of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.9 22 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.6 24 km W of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.7 36 km NNE of Lowman, Idaho
- 2.9 36 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.7 18 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho
- 3.2 27 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.6 10 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.7 26 km W of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.7 18 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 3.1 31 km NW of Stanley, 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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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