M3.2 earthquake 9 km ESE of Bancroft, Idaho
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Bancroft, Idaho on Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 7:15 AM MDT (13:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-25 13:15:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.702° N, 111.775° W
- Region
- Idaho
- Felt reports
- 7
- 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.04 · 84 stations |
| 3.41 | ML, local (Richter) | University of Utah Seismograph Stations | Final · ±0.161 · 22 stations |
Did you feel it?
7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.6 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.817 km NW of Paris, Idaho · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.916 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.52 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1995 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.64 km S of Grace, Idaho · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.27 km E of Bancroft, Idaho · 1986 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.91 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1981 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 8
- 1.810 km E of Franklin, Idaho · 1980 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.2southern Idaho · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 1.72 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dwb9 (also filed as uu60430312). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.