M2.3 earthquake 10 km N of Stanley, Idaho

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km N of Stanley, Idaho on Fri, Jul 13, 2018, 11:12 AM MDT (17:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.053 · 46 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology	Final · ±0.049 · 5 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g4in (also filed as mb80301794). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.