Idaho earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 29 km NW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Challis, Idaho on Sat, Jan 28, 1984, 8:22 PM MST (03:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km NNW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1984-01-29 03:22:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.721° N, 114.442° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15578 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.431 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 15577 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.235 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15576 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.230 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 15576 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.735 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.031 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.429 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.128 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.25 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.428 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15573 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.229 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15573 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.122 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15571 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.921 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15571 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.224 km SE of Clayton, Idaho · 15570 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.14 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15569 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.027 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.49 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.121 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15565 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.229 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.021 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.713 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 3.68 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15555 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 3.425 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 15550 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.032 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15548 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.517 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15545 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.019 km ENE of Clayton, Idaho · 15545 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 3.38 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 15540 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.017 km NW of Clayton, Idaho · 15540 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 3.08 km N of Clayton, Idaho · 15539 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 3.326 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15538 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.324 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15538 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.435 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 15537 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.211 km NE of Clayton, Idaho · 15535 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 3.212 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 15530 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.220 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15530 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.829 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15525 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.231 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15524 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 4.230 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15523 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 3.028 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15523 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.226 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15523 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 4.030 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15523 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 3.327 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15523 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.631 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15522 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 3.137 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 15522 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 3.429 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15522 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 3.528 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15522 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.518 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15522 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 3.8southern Idaho · 15522 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 3.231 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15522 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 3.628 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15521 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 4.523 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 15582 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.219 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15592 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.024 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15596 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.213 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15602 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.323 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15604 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.0southern Idaho · 15604 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.433 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15605 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.622 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15606 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00021mt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.