Idaho earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km WNW of New Meadows, Idaho

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of New Meadows, Idaho on Sun, Dec 3, 2017, 8:09 AM MST (15:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km ENE of Halfway, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2017-12-03 15:09:49 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.038° N, 116.539° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NNE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3220 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.28 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3220 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.48 km NNE of Halfway, Oregon · 3214 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.514 km ENE of Halfway, Oregon · 3214 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.04 km NNE of Halfway, Oregon · 3212 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3210 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.613 km ENE of Cascade, Idaho · 3205 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.2southern Idaho · 3227 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3229 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.96 km SE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3232 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.67 km SSE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3232 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.38 km E of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3232 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.110 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3233 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.411 km E of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.97 km SE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3235 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.114 km E of Cascade, Idaho · 3240 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.613 km SW of Wallowa, Oregon · 3245 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80273064. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.