STANLEY, Idaho — A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck just before 2 p.m. Friday north of Stanley, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
No damage or injuries have been reported.
Magnitude 3.8 is considered weak to moderate in intensity, and quakes of that magnitude are not typically felt across a wide area, but are strong enough to be felt near the epicenter.
The epicenter of Friday's quake was about five miles north of the town of Stanley, which is located in Central Idaho's Sawtooth Valley and surrounded by mountains. The USGS reported a depth of 8.2 kilometers -- about five miles -- which is considered shallow.
In the two-and-a-half hours since the quake, at least two people in the Stanley area reported to the USGS that they felt it.
The second-most powerful earthquake on record in Idaho struck about 19 miles northwest of Stanley on March 31, 2020. It had a magnitude of 6.5. Since then, more than 3,200 aftershocks have occurred, according to the Idaho Geological Survey. Many were not strong enough to feel. One of those aftershocks was a magnitude 2.6 earthquake that struck at 5:10 a.m. Friday morning, also about five miles from Stanley, less than nine hours before the stronger 3.8 quake.
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