M5.3 earthquake 29 km WSW of Freedom, Idaho
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Freedom, Idaho on Sat, Apr 21, 2001, 11:18 AM MDT (17:18 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-21 17:18:56 UTC
- Depth
- 0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.925° N, 111.395° W
- Region
- Idaho
- Felt reports
- 419
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
419 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 11°, dip 43°, rake -77°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 173°, dip 48°, rake -102°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 298
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adrg (also filed as us2001pbat, choy20010421171856, gcmtb042101e, gcmt20010421171857, iscgem1817647). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.