Idaho earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km NW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Challis, Idaho on Sun, May 11, 2014, 11:51 PM MDT (05:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 22 km SW of Clayton, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-05-12 05:51:42 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.580° N, 114.312° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4528 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.511 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4527 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.610 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4525 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4525 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.645 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4523 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.711 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4522 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.822 km E of Salmon, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.68 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4517 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.412 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4517 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.312 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4517 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4516 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.19 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4516 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4515 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4513 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.59 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4511 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4509 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4509 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.420 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4505 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.49 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.526 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4501 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.326 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4501 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.79 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4493 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.530 km N of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4493 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4493 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.510 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4492 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.817 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4491 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.827 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4489 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4489 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4489 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.7southern Idaho · 4486 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.022 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4484 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.722 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 4484 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.626 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 4481 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.86 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4479 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.833 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4479 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4478 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.8southern Idaho · 4473 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.922 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 4473 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.522 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4472 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.020 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4471 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.920 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4470 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4470 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.642 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4531 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.48 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4531 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.211 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4532 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4532 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.28 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4535 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.710 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4536 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4537 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.041 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4537 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.424 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4537 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.712 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4538 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4540 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.141 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4547 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.212 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4549 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.310 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4549 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.511 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4551 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4552 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4552 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14241705. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.