Earthquake with 4.2 magnitude rattles Idaho just minutes before Boston, Maine rocked by tremors

BOISE, Idaho – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported in southern Idaho on Monday morning.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was reported just after 9:30 a.m. local time about 16 miles west-northwest of Clayton at a depth of about 7 miles.

Dozens of people across the region reported feeling the earthquake, including people in the Boise, Emmett and Hailey areas.

There are no reports of injuries or damage.

Just over an hour before this earthquake struck, a rare earthquake jolted areas of New England.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Maine with people across the region feeling shaking.

Southern Idaho was hit by a magnitude 4.2 earthquake on Jan. 27, 2025.
Southern Idaho was hit by a magnitude 4.2 earthquake on Jan. 27, 2025. Fox Weather

Magnitude 4.2 earthquake rattles Idaho with shaking reported in Boise.
There were no reports of injuries or damage from the Idaho earthquake. USGS

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