Idaho earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km W of Bennington, Idaho

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km W of Bennington, Idaho on Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 10:11 PM MDT (04:11 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 22 km W of Auburn, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2026-07-23 04:11:37 UTC
Depth
-2.1 km (-1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.385° N, 111.400° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho · 68 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.27 km WNW of Bennington, Idaho · 61 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.99 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 59 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.911 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 59 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.18 km SSW of Randolph, Utah · 59 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.012 km NNE of Howell, Utah · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.78 km SSW of Randolph, Utah · 56 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.617 km E of North Logan, Utah · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.87 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho · 46 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.96 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 46 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.69 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.71 km SE of Cornish, Utah · 42 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.81 km SE of Cornish, Utah · 42 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.922 km W of Auburn, Wyoming · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.511 km E of Bancroft, Idaho · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.26 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho · 73 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.96 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho · 74 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.06 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho · 74 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  4. 1.615 km E of Providence, Utah · 81 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.615 km W of Paris, Idaho · 84 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.613 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 87 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.36 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 88 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.75 km SSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.916 km E of Providence, Utah · 95 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.417 km WSW of Auburn, Wyoming · 97 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.012 km E of Millville, Utah · 101 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.612 km E of Millville, Utah · 101 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 19

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80146076. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.