Small earthquakes follow 4.2 magnitude earthquake in Stanley area

**Updated: Jan. 28, 11:30 a.m.

STANLEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Two small earthquakes on Tuesday followed a 4.2 magnitude earthquake on Monday in the Stanley area.

An earthquake at 6:25 a.m. on Tuesday registered a magnitude of 3.0 around 10 miles northwest of Stanley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This was followed by another small 2.4-magnitude earthquake at 7:20 a.m., approximately 10 miles northeast of Stanley.

The small earthquakes follow a 4.2 magnitude earthquake that struck in the mountains near Stanley on Monday.

Monday’s earthquake began at 9:32 a.m., and its epicenter was located approximately 17 miles northeast of Stanley along the ridge of Bonanza Peak and Bachelor Mountain, according to the USGS. The hypocenter was situated 7 miles beneath the epicenter.

The USGS’s Community Internet Intensity Map reported Weak shaking during Monday’s earthquake as far south as Boise and Hailey.

More information about the earthquake and other seismic activity in the area can be found on the USGS website.

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