explosion · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.1md
Earthquake near Priest River, ID
No earthquake was likely felt in Priest River in the 24 hours to 10:51 pm PST (06:51 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 17 km (11 mi) NE, at 8:46 am PDT on 28 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1 felt report to USGS. Every earthquake near Priest River
No: USGS classifies this as a explosion, not an earthquake. A magnitude 2.1 explosion was recorded 13 km (8 mi) north of Priest River, ID, at 2:18 pm PST on 29 January 2025 (22:18 UTC), less than 1 km deep.
USGS: 12 km N of Priest River, Idaho
79 km (49 mi) NNE of Spokane, WA
- When
- 2:18 pm PST on 29 January 2025 ()
- Where
- 13 km (8 mi) north of Priest River, ID · earthquakes near Priest River
- Idaho today
- every earthquake in Idaho in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 2.1 (md)
- Depth
- -0.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Bonner County, 22 km E
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 650 days ago
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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 17 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. In Priest River, 13 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: Sandpoint, Ponderay.
USGS catalogues this as explosion, not an earthquake.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 46 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 330,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 230,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 21× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.1 about 46 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 48.2945, -116.9238. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner County, ID | 22 km (14 mi) | E | earthquakes near Bonner County |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | 36 km (22 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Pend Oreille County |
| Boundary County, ID | 61 km (38 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Boundary County |
| Stevens County, WA | 70 km (43 mi) | W | earthquakes near Stevens County |
| Kootenai County, ID | 71 km (44 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Kootenai County |
| Spokane County, WA | 83 km (52 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Spokane County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
13 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.3 2 km NE of Dover, Idaho
- 2.2 8 km WNW of Dover, Idaho
- 1.7 9 km WSW of Newport, Washington
- 1.8 6 km SSW of Athol, Idaho
- 1.6 13 km NNW of Athol, Idaho
- 1.9 6 km NNW of Priest River, Idaho
- 2.1 12 km NNW of Kootenai, Idaho
- 1.6 11 km NNW of Kootenai, Idaho
- 1.6 18 km N of Kootenai, Idaho
- 2.2 8 km NW of Ponderay, Idaho
- 2.1 8 km WNW of Dover, Idaho
- 1.8 9 km NNW of Ponderay, Idaho
- 1.8 20 km NE of Deer Park, Washington
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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