The May 12, 1916 earthquake
M5.3Western Idaho
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake, centred in Washington County. The 12th strongest in Idaho’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- as reported (uk)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Friday, May 12, 1916
- 18:26 PST; 02:26 UTC on May 13, 1916
- In Idaho’s record
- 12th
- strongest of 3,958 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis590 (“Western Idaho”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Washington CountyID · inside
- Payette CountyID · 4.1 mi
- Gem CountyID · 4.1 mi
- Boise CountyID · 11.7 mi
- Valley CountyID · 14.6 mi
- Adams CountyID · 17.5 mi
- Malheur CountyOR · 19.7 mi
- Ada CountyID · 27.1 mi
- Canyon CountyID · 27.1 mi
- Baker CountyOR · 35.4 mi
- Owyhee CountyID · 43.5 mi
- Elmore CountyID · 49.3 mi
Cities, largest first
- Boise CityID · 43.7 mi
- MeridianID · 41.0 mi
- NampaID · 42.5 mi
- CaldwellID · 39.1 mi
- EagleID · 34.9 mi
- KunaID · 46.9 mi
- StarID · 34.3 mi
- Garden CityID · 38.1 mi
- MiddletonID · 34.3 mi
- OntarioOR · 26.6 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
65 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
No earlier earthquake of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles in the catalogue since 1900.
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.