M2.2 earthquake 26 km ENE of Bellevue, Idaho
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Bellevue, Idaho on Sun, Oct 16, 2016, 2:40 PM MDT (20:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km W of Clayton, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-16 20:40:05 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.571° N, 113.967° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.214 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3631 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.635 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 3610 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.912 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3587 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80184769. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.