M3.0 earthquake 1 km ESE of Challis, Idaho
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Challis, Idaho on Tue, Jun 11, 1985, 5:09 PM MDT (23:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 20 km ESE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-11 23:09:37 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.499° N, 114.216° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.015 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.320 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.026 km SE of Stanley, Idaho · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.824 km SSE of Clayton, Idaho · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.537 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.638 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.624 km SSE of Stanley, Idaho · 15040 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.511 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15039 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.120 km ENE of Clayton, Idaho · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.827 km SE of Clayton, Idaho · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayIdaho earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002frp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.