Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake southern Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in southern Idaho on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 8:54 AM MDT (14:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 44 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2021-08-06 14:54:32 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.499° N, 111.156° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
15

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km E of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.514 km NE of Kelly, Wyoming · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.545 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.244 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.141 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.642 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.643 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.943 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.343 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.6Wyoming · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.044 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.17 km SSE of Hoback, Wyoming · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.316 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.936 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SSW of Alpine, Wyoming · 1893 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.932 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.923 km NE of Kelly, Wyoming · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.945 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.845 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.044 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.845 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.645 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80518399. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.