Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km W of Bennington, Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km W of Bennington, Idaho on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 9:55 PM MDT (03:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-07-13 03:55:21 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.387° N, 111.423° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Utah · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.612 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSW of Alpine, Wyoming · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.91 km E of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 1880 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.610 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.610 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.310 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.710 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.417 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.816 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1865 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.712 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.019 km NE of Georgetown, Idaho · 1852 days ago · -3 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1911 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.87 km WNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.76 km S of Alpine, Wyoming · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 15
  4. 1.712 km W of Bloomington, Idaho · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60444857. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.