Idaho earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km NW of Bennington, Idaho

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Bennington, Idaho on Fri, Mar 13, 2015, 10:49 AM MDT (16:49 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km NW of Bennington, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2015-03-13 16:49:55 UTC
Depth
-2.0 km (-1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.425° N, 111.365° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.43 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4223 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  2. 2.92 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4223 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.95 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4223 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.96 km SSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 4223 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.84 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4223 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.23 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4223 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.04 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4223 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.92 km N of Bennington, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.6southern Idaho · 4220 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.63 km NNE of Bennington, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.225 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.317 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 4190 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.919 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 4180 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km NNE of Etna, Wyoming · 4224 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.13 km NNW of Amalga, Utah · 4245 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.715 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 4252 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60104452. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.