The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 6 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Benson, the biggest of them M2.9. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Benson came at 0.2× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Benson — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.0 of Sep 10, 2017, 09:47 UTC: 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho.
How we figure this: 4 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 18.0 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Benson
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.8 | 11 km E of Georgetown, Idaho | Oct 29, 2026, 09:57 PM | -1 km | 97 km NE |
| M0.8 | 14 km NNW of Henefer, Utah | Oct 25, 2026, 09:20 AM | 16 km | 78 km SSE |
| M1.6 | 49 km SSW of Snowville, Utah | Oct 24, 2026, 08:02 PM | 10 km | 91 km WSW |
| M0.9 | 10 km SSW of Portage, Utah | Oct 22, 2026, 05:17 AM | 6 km | 32 km WNW |
| M2.1 | 13 km ENE of Hyde Park, Utah | Oct 22, 2026, 01:52 AM | 14 km | 23 km ENE |
| M2.3 | 8 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho | Oct 18, 2026, 03:54 PM | -1 km | 82 km NNE |
| M2.9 | 7 km W of Bennington, Idaho | Oct 16, 2026, 12:37 AM | -3 km | 81 km NNE |
| M2.0 | 14 km ESE of Providence, Utah | Oct 15, 2026, 11:09 PM | 13 km | 26 km ESE |
| M1.2 | 3 km NNE of Thatcher, Utah | Oct 06, 2026, 03:36 PM | 5 km | 30 km WSW |
| M0.5 | 8 km E of Howell, Utah | Oct 04, 2026, 03:32 PM | 10 km | 34 km W |
Earthquakes per year near Benson (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Benson
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 100 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Benson (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.0 | 9 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho | Sep 10, 2017, 09:47 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.9 | 9 km NE of Randolph, Utah | Apr 15, 2010, 23:59 UTC | 70 km |
| M4.7 | 9 km NW of Georgetown, Idaho | Sep 11, 2017, 13:26 UTC | 94 km |
| M4.7 | 12 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho | Sep 10, 2017, 11:12 UTC | 99 km |
| M4.6 | 11 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho | Sep 06, 2017, 04:37 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.6 | 12 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho | Oct 14, 1982, 04:10 UTC | 98 km |
| M4.5 | 7 km WNW of Thatcher, Utah | Jul 05, 1989, 22:51 UTC | 38 km |
| M4.4 | 5 km NNW of Georgetown, Idaho | Jan 26, 2018, 03:32 UTC | 94 km |
Nearby places
Hyde Park, UT (9 km) · Mendon, UT (9 km) · Logan, UT (10 km) · Brigham City, UT (32 km) · Smithfield, UT (10 km) · North Logan, UT (11 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 15:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 16:01 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.