M2.9 earthquake 45 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 45 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho on Thu, Dec 25, 1975, 9:44 PM MST (04:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 43 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-26 04:44:09 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.597° N, 115.150° W
- Region
- Idaho
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e2h. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.