M3.4 earthquake 15 km N of Challis, Idaho
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 15 km N of Challis, Idaho on Sun, Jan 13, 1985, 10:49 AM MST (17:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 22 km NNE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-13 17:49:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.641° N, 114.194° W
- Region
- Idaho
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.722 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 15223 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.88 km WSW of Challis, Idaho · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.410 km N of Clayton, Idaho · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.76 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.710 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.014 km NNW of Clayton, Idaho · 15198 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.85 km S of Challis, Idaho · 15198 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.219 km NNW of Leadore, Idaho · 15198 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.023 km S of Leadore, Idaho · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.33 km E of Challis, Idaho · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.14 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b08. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.