Idaho earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2 km NNE of Victor, Idaho

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Victor, Idaho on Tue, Dec 5, 2017, 4:05 PM MST (23:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-12-05 23:05:31 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.623° N, 111.094° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km N of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3219 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.713 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 3218 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.12 km NNW of Driggs, Idaho · 3206 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.63 km NNW of Thayne, Wyoming · 3187 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.417 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3181 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.122 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.513 km NE of Tetonia, Idaho · 3173 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.624 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3169 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.225 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3168 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.546 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3164 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.66 km SSW of Victor, Idaho · 3164 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.514 km ESE of Alpine, Wyoming · 3162 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 47
  13. 1.648 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3160 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.825 km E of Kelly, Wyoming · 3234 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.96 km SE of South Park, Wyoming · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.68 km NE of Hoback, Wyoming · 3240 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80273339. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.