M3.5 earthquake 27 km WSW of Freedom, Idaho
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Freedom, Idaho on Sat, Apr 21, 2001, 11:13 AM MDT (17:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 29 km WSW of Freedom, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-21 17:13:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.909° N, 111.367° 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
- 29
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adrf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.