Idaho earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km NNW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Challis, Idaho on Sat, May 24, 2014, 9:04 AM MDT (15:04 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-05-24 15:04:49 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.601° N, 114.322° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4503 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.19 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4503 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4502 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4501 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.59 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4499 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4497 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4497 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.420 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4492 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.49 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4491 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.526 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4489 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.326 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4489 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.79 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4481 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.530 km N of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4481 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.510 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.817 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4479 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.827 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4477 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4477 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4476 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.7southern Idaho · 4474 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.022 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4472 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.722 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 4472 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.626 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 4468 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4468 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.86 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4467 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.833 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4466 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4466 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.8southern Idaho · 4461 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.922 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 4461 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.522 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4460 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.020 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4458 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.920 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4457 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4457 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.9southern Idaho · 4456 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4452 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.210 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4449 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.225 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4447 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.06 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4445 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.412 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4505 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.68 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4505 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.822 km E of Salmon, Idaho · 4507 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.711 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4510 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.645 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4511 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4513 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.610 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4513 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.511 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4514 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4516 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4517 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.642 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.48 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.211 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4520 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.511 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4520 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.28 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4523 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.710 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.041 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.424 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4525 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.712 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4526 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14268663. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.