Idaho earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho on Sat, Dec 9, 2017, 5:14 AM MST (12:14 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km W of Clayton, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2017-12-09 12:14:59 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.003° N, 115.399° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
10

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3211 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.613 km ENE of Cascade, Idaho · 3205 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.026 km NNE of Lowman, Idaho · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.310 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.520 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.516 km E of Stanley, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km NNE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3221 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.621 km WNW of New Meadows, Idaho · 3227 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.821 km E of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3227 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.2southern Idaho · 3227 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.95 km SSE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3230 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.96 km SE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3232 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.67 km SSE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3233 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.38 km E of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3233 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.110 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3234 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.411 km E of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.97 km SE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.114 km E of Cascade, Idaho · 3241 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80273684. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.