Idaho earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km SSE of Yellow Pine, Idaho

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Yellow Pine, Idaho on Sat, Dec 1, 2018, 9:07 PM MST (04:07 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2018-12-02 04:07:11 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.781° N, 115.414° 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, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
9

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km N of Lowman, Idaho · 2862 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.619 km NW of Clayton, Idaho · 2857 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.111 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2855 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.933 km E of Cascade, Idaho · 2819 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.611 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 2812 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.732 km ESE of Lowman, Idaho · 2811 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.625 km N of Lowman, Idaho · 2864 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.011 km SE of Riggins, Idaho · 2872 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.69 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 2875 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.115 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 2875 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.69 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 2875 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.72 km N of Challis, Idaho · 2880 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.26 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 2892 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.19 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 2892 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80327164. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.