Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6md
30 km N of Lowman, Idaho
Yes. A magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 30 km N of Lowman, Idaho, 97 km (60 mi) NNE of Boise City, ID, at 2:56 pm MDT on 8 June 2026 (20:56 UTC), 7.7 km deep.
97 km (60 mi) NNE of Boise City, ID
- When
- Idaho today
- every earthquake in Idaho in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (md)
- Depth
- 7.7 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Boise County, 41 km S
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 97 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 8 km (5 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 8.1 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,900,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,300,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 120× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 8.1 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 6.5 on 2020-03-31 — about 21,000,000 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 44.3545, -115.6323. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise County, ID | 41 km (26 mi) | S | earthquakes near Boise County |
| Valley County, ID | 56 km (35 mi) | N | earthquakes near Valley County |
| Gem County, ID | 69 km (43 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Gem County |
| Adams County, ID | 88 km (54 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Adams County |
| Washington County, ID | 93 km (58 mi) | W | earthquakes near Washington County |
| Payette County, ID | 97 km (60 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Payette County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
8 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.4 28 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 3.2 23 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 3.3 23 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.8 23 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.0 31 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.9 30 km N of Lowman, Idaho
- 2.5 22 km NW of Stanley, Idaho
- 2.7 28 km N of Lowman, 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.
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