Idaho earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho on Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 6:38 PM MST (01:38 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2015-01-13 01:38:32 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.677° N, 112.087° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.335 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4281 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 4278 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4273 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.57 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4273 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.67 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4273 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.67 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4273 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.77 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4273 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.625 km E of Lima, Montana · 4273 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.97 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4273 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.67 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4273 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.024 km E of Lima, Montana · 4273 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.641 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 4263 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.49 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4261 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.68 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4258 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.023 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4252 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.925 km W of Lima, Montana · 4251 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.93 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4248 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.314 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4244 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.414 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4243 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.014 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4243 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.118 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4236 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.94 km SE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4235 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.525 km N of Lima, Montana · 4233 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.023 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.635 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4228 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.615 km NE of Dillon, Montana · 4227 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.51 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4224 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4288 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.524 km S of Ennis, Montana · 4291 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.127 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4293 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.127 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4295 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.621 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4296 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.228 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4307 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.228 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4307 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.223 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4307 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.927 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4307 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.927 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4309 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.927 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4310 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15775384. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.