M3.0 earthquake 38 km S of Stanley, Idaho
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 38 km S of Stanley, Idaho on Wed, Dec 24, 1986, 12:28 AM MST (07:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 42 km N 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
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-24 07:28:58 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.878° N, 114.848° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.142 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.546 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.022 km SSE of Stanley, Idaho · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Clayton, Idaho · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000313t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.