Idaho earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km SSW of Victor, Idaho

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Victor, Idaho on Fri, Sep 16, 2016, 1:09 PM MDT (19:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km S of Victor, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-16 19:09:49 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.536° N, 111.159° 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, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km S of Victor, Idaho · 3658 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.67 km S of Victor, Idaho · 3658 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.638 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3650 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.257 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3649 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.5Wyoming · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.514 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3645 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.031 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.841 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3600 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km S of Victor, Idaho · 3658 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.823 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3658 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.612 km SE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3672 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.615 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3675 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.613 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3675 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.514 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.815 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.315 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3677 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.514 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3677 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.115 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3677 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.89 km NNE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.114 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.915 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.914 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.517 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.911 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.84 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 578
  18. 2.513 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.912 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3681 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.716 km NW of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3683 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80172254. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.