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Earthquakes in Idaho

USGS recorded 68 earthquakes in and around Idaho in the last 30 days and 828 in the last year, counting everything of magnitude 1.0 and above. The strongest in that year measured M 4.2.

M -0.4 · 6 km SE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-13 06:45 UTC M -0.2 · 5 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-20 07:33 UTC M -0.1 · 24 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-20 01:50 UTC M -0.1 · 3 km SSE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-20 03:40 UTC M -0.0 · 3 km SSE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-20 06:55 UTC M -0.0 · 1 km SSW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-18 15:37 UTC M -0.0 · 7 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-14 10:54 UTC M 0.0 · 25 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-20 09:43 UTC M 0.0 · 5 km SE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-12 07:11 UTC M 0.1 · 5 km SSE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-19 02:43 UTC M 0.1 · 18 km E of Condon, Montana · 2026-09-14 01:47 UTC M 0.2 · 45 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-16 04:50 UTC M 0.3 · 26 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-14 18:51 UTC M 0.4 · 5 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-22 15:09 UTC M 0.4 · 24 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-17 04:52 UTC M 0.5 · 6 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-13 15:57 UTC M 0.5 · 6 km NNE of Condon, Montana · 2026-09-14 17:51 UTC M 0.6 · 5 km NNW of Helena Valley Northwest, Montana · 2026-09-13 20:01 UTC M 0.6 · 15 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-15 12:10 UTC M 0.8 · 23 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-18 02:44 UTC M 0.8 · 53 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-16 19:52 UTC M 0.9 · 29 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 2026-09-15 21:01 UTC M 0.9 · 46 km ENE of Condon, Montana · 2026-09-12 17:34 UTC M 0.9 · 4 km SW of Somers, Montana · 2026-09-15 18:17 UTC M 1.0 · 2 km WNW of Pony, Montana · 2026-09-14 14:24 UTC M 1.1 · 3 km WNW of Pony, Montana · 2026-09-15 13:17 UTC M 1.1 · 2 km SSW of Dillon, Montana · 2026-09-10 11:39 UTC M 1.1 · 15 km SW of Malad City, Idaho · 2026-09-18 18:11 UTC M 1.2 · 5 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-22 17:22 UTC M 1.2 · 3 km NW of Pony, Montana · 2026-09-15 13:54 UTC M 1.3 · 6 km W of Ponderosa Pines, Montana · 2026-09-15 22:05 UTC M 1.4 · 24 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-17 05:00 UTC M 1.4 · 24 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2026-09-20 01:47 UTC M 1.4 · 7 km WNW of Rockford, Washington · 2026-09-14 22:24 UTC M 1.5 · 11 km E of Bancroft, Idaho · 2026-09-13 20:42 UTC M 1.7 · 4 km N of Emmett, Idaho · 2026-09-22 16:00 UTC M 2.1 · 5 km ENE of Pullman, Washington · 2026-09-10 19:55 UTC M 2.7 · 10 km WNW of Wisdom, Montana · 2026-09-12 06:44 UTC M 3.2 · 23 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 2026-09-12 01:52 UTC M 3.6 · 5 km NW of Black Eagle, Montana · 2026-09-18 13:40 UTC

Recent earthquakes in and around Idaho

Last 30 days, newest first as of 2026-09-23 05:14 UTC

Magnitude Location Depth When (UTC)
M 1.2 5 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 7.7 km deep 2026-09-22 17:22 UTC
M 1.7 4 km N of Emmett, Idaho at the surface 2026-09-22 16:00 UTC
M 0.4 5 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 6.9 km deep 2026-09-22 15:09 UTC
M 0.0 25 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 14.2 km deep 2026-09-20 09:43 UTC
M -0.2 5 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 10.6 km deep 2026-09-20 07:33 UTC
M -0.0 3 km SSE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 4.9 km deep 2026-09-20 06:55 UTC
M -0.1 3 km SSE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 5.0 km deep 2026-09-20 03:40 UTC
M -0.1 24 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 11.3 km deep 2026-09-20 01:50 UTC
M 1.4 24 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 13.6 km deep 2026-09-20 01:47 UTC
M 0.1 5 km SSE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 4.4 km deep 2026-09-19 02:43 UTC
M 1.1 15 km SW of Malad City, Idaho 0.1 km deep 2026-09-18 18:11 UTC
M -0.0 1 km SSW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 10.1 km deep 2026-09-18 15:37 UTC
M 3.6 5 km NW of Black Eagle, Montana 27.7 km deep 2026-09-18 13:40 UTC
M 0.8 23 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 15.8 km deep 2026-09-18 02:44 UTC
M 1.4 24 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 14.3 km deep 2026-09-17 05:00 UTC
M 0.4 24 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 16.0 km deep 2026-09-17 04:52 UTC
M 0.8 53 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 8.4 km deep 2026-09-16 19:52 UTC
M 0.2 45 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana at the surface 2026-09-16 04:50 UTC
M 1.3 6 km W of Ponderosa Pines, Montana 7.1 km deep 2026-09-15 22:05 UTC
M 0.9 29 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho 8.1 km deep 2026-09-15 21:01 UTC
M 0.9 4 km SW of Somers, Montana 5.5 km deep 2026-09-15 18:17 UTC
M 1.2 3 km NW of Pony, Montana 3.3 km deep 2026-09-15 13:54 UTC
M 1.1 3 km WNW of Pony, Montana 3.2 km deep 2026-09-15 13:17 UTC
M 0.6 15 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 8.1 km deep 2026-09-15 12:10 UTC
M 1.4 7 km WNW of Rockford, Washington 11.6 km deep 2026-09-14 22:24 UTC
M 0.3 26 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 10.8 km deep 2026-09-14 18:51 UTC
M 0.5 6 km NNE of Condon, Montana 15.5 km deep 2026-09-14 17:51 UTC
M 1.0 2 km WNW of Pony, Montana 1.1 km deep 2026-09-14 14:24 UTC
M -0.0 7 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 10.4 km deep 2026-09-14 10:54 UTC
M 0.1 18 km E of Condon, Montana 4.9 km deep 2026-09-14 01:47 UTC
M 1.5 11 km E of Bancroft, Idaho 5.9 km deep 2026-09-13 20:42 UTC
M 0.6 5 km NNW of Helena Valley Northwest, Montana 1.4 km deep 2026-09-13 20:01 UTC
M 0.5 6 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 8.8 km deep 2026-09-13 15:57 UTC
M -0.4 6 km SE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 12.6 km deep 2026-09-13 06:45 UTC
M 0.9 46 km ENE of Condon, Montana 5.0 km deep 2026-09-12 17:34 UTC
M 0.0 5 km SE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana 7.4 km deep 2026-09-12 07:11 UTC
M 2.7 10 km WNW of Wisdom, Montana 23.3 km deep 2026-09-12 06:44 UTC
M 3.2 23 km NW of Stanley, Idaho 10.0 km deep 2026-09-12 01:52 UTC
M 2.1 5 km ENE of Pullman, Washington at the surface 2026-09-10 19:55 UTC
M 1.1 2 km SSW of Dillon, Montana 7.0 km deep 2026-09-10 11:39 UTC

The largest on record in and around Idaho

Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 7.2 at The 1959 Hebgen Lake, Montana Earthquake on 1959-08-18: major: serious damage over large areas.

Largest since 1900 USGS

Magnitude Location Date Depth
M 7.2 The 1959 Hebgen Lake, Montana Earthquake 1959-08-18 12.0 km deep
M 6.9 The 1983 Borah Peak Earthquake, Idaho 1983-10-28 10.0 km deep
M 6.6 The 1925 Clarkston Valley, Montana Earthquake 1925-06-28 Not recorded
M 6.5 Stanley, Idaho 2020-03-31 12.1 km deep
M 6.4 Clarkston Valley, Montana (Aftershock) 1925-06-28 Not recorded
M 6.1 12 km N of Winston, Montana 1935-10-19 15.0 km deep
M 6.1 37 km N of Stanley, Idaho 1944-07-12 10.0 km deep
M 6.1 30 km SSW of Big Sky, Montana 1947-11-23 15.0 km deep
M 6.1 17 km NE of Snowville, Utah 1975-03-28 5.0 km deep
M 6.0 44 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho 1945-02-14 10.0 km deep

How these numbers were counted

Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in and around Idaho. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Idaho. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-09-23. Public domain.