Idaho earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26 km NW of New Meadows, Idaho

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26 km NW of New Meadows, Idaho on Thu, Sep 7, 2017, 7:09 PM MDT (01:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-08 01:09:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.106° N, 116.555° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.053 · 46 stations
2.7ML, local (Richter)Pacific Northwest Seismic NetworkFinal · ±0.062 · 6 stations

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 3.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
37

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ahu1 (also filed as uw61304842). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.