Idaho earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Tue, Sep 2, 2014, 10:12 AM MDT (16:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km SE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-09-02 16:12:49 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.405° N, 114.130° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.814 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4401 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.814 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.97 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4397 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4393 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.622 km WSW of Stanley, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.111 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.616 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4390 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.525 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4386 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.728 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4386 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.813 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4372 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4371 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.910 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.18 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4343 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.127 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4343 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4403 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.812 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4405 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4411 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.319 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4411 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.840 km SE of Leadore, Idaho · 4417 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.751 km W of Salmon, Idaho · 4421 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.521 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4428 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14337082. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.