Idaho earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km NW of Bennington, Idaho

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Bennington, Idaho on Fri, Mar 13, 2015, 11:16 AM MDT (17:16 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 17 km W 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 17:16:08 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.417° N, 111.354° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4223 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.92 km N of Bennington, Idaho · 4221 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.6southern Idaho · 4221 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.63 km NNE of Bennington, Idaho · 4221 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.225 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.317 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 4191 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.919 km SSW of Irwin, Idaho · 4181 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.84 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4224 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.96 km SSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 4224 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.95 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4224 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.92 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4224 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.43 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4224 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.25 km NW of Bennington, Idaho · 4224 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNE of Etna, Wyoming · 4224 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.13 km NNW of Amalga, Utah · 4246 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.715 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 4253 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60104487. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.