Idaho earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 9 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho on Fri, Jul 13, 2018, 12:04 PM MDT (18:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-13 18:04:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.301° N, 114.970° W
Region
Idaho
Felt reports
8
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
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
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.034 · 114 stations
3.55ML, local (Richter)Montana Bureau of Mines and GeologyFinal · ±0.232 · 26 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
148.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.5 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g4dj (also filed as mb80301824). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.