M3.4 earthquake 16 km E of Clayton, Idaho
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km E of Clayton, Idaho on Sat, Jun 8, 1985, 7:08 AM MDT (13:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 38 km WSW of Salmon, 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
- 1985-06-08 13:08:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.255° N, 114.199° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.01 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.015 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 15068 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.320 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.026 km SE of Stanley, Idaho · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.824 km SSE of Clayton, Idaho · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.537 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.638 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.624 km SSE of Stanley, Idaho · 15046 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.511 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15045 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.120 km ENE of Clayton, Idaho · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.827 km SE of Clayton, Idaho · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fnd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.