Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho on Mon, May 24, 2021, 2:21 AM MDT (08:21 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 19 km WSW of Woodruff, Utah. 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
2021-05-24 08:21:27 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.027° N, 111.836° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km WNW of Portage, Utah · 1954 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.113 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho · 1944 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.712 km W of Bloomington, Idaho · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.418 km WSW of Woodruff, Utah · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.419 km WSW of Woodruff, Utah · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.018 km WSW of Woodruff, Utah · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.810 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.610 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.89 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.810 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.59 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.910 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.810 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.610 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.810 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.09 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1925 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.87 km WNW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1915 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.75 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.78 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.3Utah · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.612 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.211 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1963 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.312 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.711 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.219 km E of Providence, Utah · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 22
  5. 1.810 km E of Franklin, Idaho · 1979 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.91 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.98 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 43
  8. 2.27 km E of Bancroft, Idaho · 1985 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.613 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60437687. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.