M1.6 earthquake 37 km W of Freedom, Idaho
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km W of Freedom, Idaho on Sun, Apr 30, 2017, 6:30 AM MDT (12:30 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km SSE of Grace, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-30 12:30:23 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.011° N, 111.497° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 208°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.036 km W of Freedom, Idaho · 3441 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.66 km SSE of Grace, Idaho · 3434 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming · 3426 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.115 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3410 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.119 km ESE of Jackson, Wyoming · 3407 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.714 km W of Paris, Idaho · 3383 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80207294. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.