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M 3.2 - 23 km NW of Stanley, Idaho

Source: USGS · Idaho

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 23 km NW of Stanley. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M3.2 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,701 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M3.2 event ranks stronger than 14% of them (rank #1,348 by magnitude).

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Magnitude
M 3.2
USGS class
Minor
Location
23 km NW of Stanley
Archive rank
#1,348 of 1,701
Source
USGS
Published
September 12, 2026
MINOR

Stronger than 14% of the 1,701 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 1,347 others.

Record status: a point-in-time USGS detection. Aftershocks, revised magnitude, and felt-report data continue to update on USGS's own event page after publication.

What Happened

A M 3.2 ml earthquake occurred 23 km NW of Stanley, Idaho. The event took place at Unix timestamp 1789177967575 UTC with a depth of 10 km.

Location Details

The earthquake was located at coordinates 44.348 latitude, -115.1751 longitude. The 10 km depth classifies it as shallow (less than 20 km).

Impact Assessment

No felt reports, tsunami advisory, or alert level information are available in the source data. The tsunami flag is recorded as 0.

What You Should Know

This was a minor earthquake (M 2.5-3.9). Such events are often felt but rarely cause damage.

Source

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tgvy (USGS)

Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗

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Questions & Answers

Questions readers often have about this USGS earthquake report.

What magnitude was this earthquake? ▾
A magnitude 3.2 ml earthquake struck 23 km northwest of Stanley, Idaho at a depth of 10 km.
What does a magnitude 3.2 ("Minor") earthquake mean? ▾
The USGS classifies M3.2 as "Minor" on its Earthquake Hazards Program scale. Events in this range are rarely felt beyond the immediate epicenter and typically cause no damage; most are recorded only by seismographs.
How does this compare with other earthquakes Areazine has reported? ▾
This is the #1,348 strongest of the 1,701 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive by magnitude, stronger than 14% of them and weaker than 1,347 others.
Was Stanley likely to feel this earthquake? ▾
This event was centered 23 km NW of Stanley. Shaking intensity falls off sharply with distance from the epicenter and depends on depth and local geology, so check the USGS "Did You Feel It?" report for this event for real felt-shaking data rather than assuming from magnitude and distance alone.

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