M3.5 earthquake 37 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho on Tue, Jul 16, 1985, 6:01 PM MDT (00:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 38 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-17 00:01:53 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.076° N, 114.354° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.638 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.511 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15039 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.120 km ENE of Clayton, Idaho · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.010 km SSW of Challis, Idaho · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.123 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.75 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.117 km N of Clayton, Idaho · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.62 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.112 km SW of Challis, Idaho · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.38 km S of Challis, Idaho · 14997 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.021 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002guu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.