M2.8 earthquake 7 km E of Bancroft, Idaho
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Bancroft, Idaho on Sat, Aug 6, 2016, 3:32 PM MDT (21:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-06 21:32:56 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.718° N, 111.791° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006bw5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.