Idaho earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 29 km WNW of Freedom, Idaho

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Freedom, Idaho on Sun, Apr 30, 2017, 6:26 AM MDT (12:26 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km SSE of Grace, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2017-04-30 12:26:32 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.037° N, 111.397° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km W of Freedom, Idaho · 3444 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.036 km W of Freedom, Idaho · 3444 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.66 km SSE of Grace, Idaho · 3437 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.75 km WSW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.115 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3413 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.119 km ESE of Jackson, Wyoming · 3410 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.58 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3405 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.912 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3400 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.215 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3397 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.714 km W of Paris, Idaho · 3386 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km ENE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3454 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.613 km WNW of Hoback, Wyoming · 3463 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.812 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3465 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80207289. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.