Idaho earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 13 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Sun, Dec 11, 1983, 9:55 PM MST (04:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-12-12 04:55:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.428° N, 114.102° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.213 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15625 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.218 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.626 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.117 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15622 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.725 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15620 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.528 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15618 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.612 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15618 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.127 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15617 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.832 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.325 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.635 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 15612 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.421 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15612 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.425 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15610 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.625 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15610 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.024 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15609 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.328 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.816 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.622 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15606 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.433 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15605 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.0southern Idaho · 15603 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 3.323 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15603 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.213 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15601 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 4.024 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15595 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 3.219 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15591 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 4.523 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 15582 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 3.029 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15577 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.18 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15577 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.431 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 15577 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 3.235 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 3.230 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 3.735 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 3.031 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.429 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 3.128 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 3.25 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 3.428 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15573 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 3.229 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15572 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 3.122 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15570 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 3.921 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15570 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 3.224 km SE of Clayton, Idaho · 15570 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 3.14 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15569 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 3.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.027 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 3.49 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 4.019 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15626 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.819 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.437 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 15629 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.218 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15632 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.540 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15632 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.310 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15634 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.521 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15636 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.629 km WNW of Mackay, Idaho · 15646 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020ek. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.