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Dozens of earthquakes have hit central Idaho since Sunday, continuing Tuesday

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UPDATE (As of 8 a.m., June 4):

There were 8 recorded earthquakes in the Stanley area since yesterday morning bringing the total to 42 quakes since the first one on Sunday.

Seismic activity appears to be relatively slowing down. The latest was a 2.7 magnitude quake just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday around 10 miles northwest of Stanley.

UPDATE (As of 8 a.m., June 3):

Sixteen more earthquakes have hit the Stanley area since our last report yesterday afternoon.

The latest being a 3.9 magnitude quake at 7:06 a.m. this morning around 9 miles northwest of Stanley. The largest so far has been a 4.0 magnitude earthquake and that was overnight at 1:34 a.m. in the same area.

We will continue to update you with the latest as we learn more.


Over a dozen earthquakes hit central Idaho over the weekend, with more continuing on Monday.

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit central Idaho just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, roughly 10 miles northwest of Stanley. Since that initial quake on Sunday afternoon, an additional 17 earthquakes have been reported in the region, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Most of the earthquakes reported on Monday have been getting smaller — the most recent one, which hit just after 2 p.m. on Monday, was 2.5 magnitude quake. This is a developing story; we will continue to update as more information becomes available.