Idaho earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 24 km WNW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Challis, Idaho on Sun, Jul 29, 1984, 5:54 AM MDT (11:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 18 km ESE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1984-07-29 11:54:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.620° N, 114.490° 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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.420 km ESE of Stanley, Idaho · 15378 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.220 km SE of Stanley, Idaho · 15372 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.618 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.025 km SE of Stanley, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.38 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.311 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.03 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.312 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.213 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.222 km WSW of Clayton, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.114 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.17 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.214 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.215 km S of Challis, Idaho · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.413 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15370 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.88 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15370 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.415 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15369 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.18 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15368 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.014 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15368 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.110 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15366 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 3.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15365 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.48 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15365 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 3.318 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15364 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 3.510 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15363 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 3.98 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15363 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.111 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15361 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 3.218 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15359 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 3.711 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15358 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 3.110 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15358 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.98 km E of Challis, Idaho · 15358 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 3.410 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15357 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 3.710 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15357 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 3.121 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 15357 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 3.013 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15356 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 5.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.512 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.011 km ENE of Clayton, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 3.516 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 3.312 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 3.313 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 3.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 3.99 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 3.011 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 3.013 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 4.011 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 4.411 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 3.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15349 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 3.657 km W of Salmon, Idaho · 15348 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 4.013 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15344 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 3.213 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15344 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 3.517 km ENE of Clayton, Idaho · 15343 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 3.48 km S of Challis, Idaho · 15341 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 3.411 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15339 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 3.01 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 15336 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.37 km NE of Clayton, Idaho · 15408 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.614 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15410 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.48 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 15419 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.820 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 15424 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000262d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.