Idaho earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho on Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 2:31 AM MST (09:31 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2017-12-19 09:31:04 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.992° N, 115.397° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km ENE of Cascade, Idaho · 3204 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.026 km NNE of Lowman, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.310 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.520 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3166 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.516 km E of Stanley, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.913 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3158 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3157 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3219 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.95 km NNE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3220 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.621 km WNW of New Meadows, Idaho · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.821 km E of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3226 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.2southern Idaho · 3226 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.95 km SSE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3228 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3231 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.67 km SSE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3231 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.38 km E of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3231 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.110 km ENE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3232 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.411 km E of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.97 km SE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 3235 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.114 km E of Cascade, Idaho · 3239 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80275299. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.