Idaho earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km W of Bennington, Idaho

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km W of Bennington, Idaho on Mon, Oct 2, 2017, 3:22 AM MDT (09:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-10-02 09:22:41 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.385° N, 111.481° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 3284 days ago · -3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3284 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.719 km ENE of Georgetown, Idaho · 3283 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.04 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3283 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3283 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3282 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3282 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.014 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3282 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.813 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3282 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.48 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3282 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.213 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3281 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.713 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3281 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.510 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3281 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.62 km NE of Etna, Wyoming · 3281 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.113 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3281 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3281 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.77 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3281 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.69 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3280 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.712 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3280 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.113 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3280 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.212 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3280 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.314 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3279 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.214 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.013 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.313 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3278 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.312 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3278 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.513 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3277 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.712 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.213 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.115 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.513 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.911 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming · 3276 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  35. 4.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 75
  36. 2.99 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.28 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.89 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.18 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.511 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.98 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.013 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.68 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.616 km N of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.215 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.515 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.713 km ENE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.813 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.59 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.77 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.29 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.412 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3275 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.69 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3284 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.65 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3285 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.120 km WSW of Smoot, Wyoming · 3285 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.411 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.211 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.911 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.711 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.311 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.112 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.412 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.511 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.08 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3286 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.618 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 3287 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.88 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3287 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.78 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3287 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.58 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3287 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.712 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3288 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.512 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3288 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60250892. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.