Idaho earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho on Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 6:45 AM MDT (12:45 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 19 km E of Providence, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-04-19 12:45:59 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.023° N, 111.831° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km S of Grace, Idaho · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.27 km E of Bancroft, Idaho · 1984 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.98 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 43
  5. 1.91 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.810 km E of Franklin, Idaho · 1978 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.219 km E of Providence, Utah · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 22
  8. 1.711 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.312 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.211 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.72 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.717 km WNW of Portage, Utah · 1953 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.113 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 1943 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.712 km W of Bloomington, Idaho · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km SW of Fairview, Wyoming · 2006 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.26 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.817 km NW of Paris, Idaho · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.29 km ESE of Bancroft, Idaho · 2018 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.512 km NW of Plain City, Utah · 2019 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.412 km SE of Avon, Utah · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60433197. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.