March 6, 1949 – Salt Lake City, UT – M 5.0 Salt Lake City, Utah, experienced a magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, 1949. Some felt reports were received from south Davis County, Utah, but most were isolated to the Salt Lake County. In Salt Lake County, buildings swayed. Floors and […]
Read MoreNovember 11, 1905 – Shoshone, ID – M5½± At 3:26 p.m. on Saturday, November 11, 1905, a magnitude 5 ½ ± earthquake occurred approximately 5 miles southwest of Shoshone, Idaho. Reports from the town of Shoshone indicated that dishes were knocked from shelves, and cracks occurred in some stone and brick buildings. Widespread damage to […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 1945 – Glenwood, UT – M 5.0 In the early evening of Saturday, November 17, 1945 a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred approximately 5 miles east of Richfield, Utah. The earthquake alarmed people in the towns of Glenwood and Richfield, Utah where minor damage to chimneys and plaster occurred (Stover & Coffman, 1993). No […]
Read MoreSeptember 23, 1943 – Flathead Lake, MT – M 5.5 At 2:57 a.m. on Sunday, September 23, 1945, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred near Lakeside, Montana on the northwest side of Flathead Lake. The earthquake was reported felt in western Montana, northern Idaho and eastern Washington. There were reports of dishes and windows rattling […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 1902 – Pine Valley, UT (series) – M 6± In the early afternoon of November 17, 1902 residents of Pine Valley, UT were startled by a magnitude 6 ± earthquake. The shaking caused individuals to flee their homes, some being hit by swaying doors and jambs as they ran. Most of the chimneys […]
Read MoreFebruary 15, 1929 – Lombard, MT – M 5.6 On February 15, 1929 at 8:00 p.m. a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred approximately 20 miles north of Manhattan, Montana. The earthquake was reported felt in the Montana cities of Deer Park, Logan, Trident, Toston, Missoula, Great Falls and Anaconda. Dishes rattled and light fixtures swayed in […]
Read MoreMarch 31, 1952 – Bigfork, MT – M5.5 A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in Montana at 5:37 p.m. on Monday, March 31, 1952. The epicenter was located approximately 15 miles east of Bigfork, Montana—a town on the northeast shore of Flathead Lake, Montana. Reports from some individuals on the east shore of Flathead Lake […]
Read MoreOctober 5, 1909 – Hansel Valley, UT – M 6± A magnitude 6 ± earthquake occurred at 7:50 p.m. on October 5, 1909, approximately 25 miles west of Garland, Utah. Shaking from the earthquake was felt over an area of approximately 30,116 mi2 (78,000 km2), extending from southern Idaho to northern Utah County, Utah. Reports from […]
Read MoreMarch 22, 1876 – Moroni, UT – M 5.0 A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in Moroni, Utah on Wednesday, March 22, 1876. The earthquake was felt over an area of 1158 square miles. This is approximately two-thirds of the area of Sanpete County, Utah—the county in which the earthquake occurred. Reports indicate that earthquakes were […]
Read MoreFebruary 13, 1945 – Central Idaho – M 6.0 The second large earthquake to strike Central Idaho in less than a year, occurred Tuesday, February 13 at 8:01 p.m. (local time). The earthquake, located approximately 25 miles west northwest of Custer, Idaho, caused buildings and light fixtures to sway, and rattled dishes and window blinds. […]
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