M1.8 earthquake 11 km ENE of Bennington, Idaho
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Bennington, Idaho on Wed, May 13, 2015, 9:59 PM MDT (03:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 km ENE of Randolph, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-05-14 03:59:32 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.433° N, 111.197° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 14
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.818 km W of Alpine Northwest, Wyoming · 4154 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.8southern Idaho · 4152 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.310 km ENE of Randolph, Utah · 4135 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.711 km NE of Randolph, Utah · 4135 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60110662. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.