Idaho earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Challis, Idaho on Thu, Oct 9, 2014, 10:25 AM MDT (16:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km NW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-10-09 16:25:51 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.581° N, 114.315° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4344 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.127 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4343 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.34 km W of Challis, Idaho · 4332 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4371 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.813 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4372 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.521 km NE of Lowman, Idaho · 4382 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.728 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4386 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.525 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4387 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.616 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.111 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.622 km WSW of Stanley, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4393 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14389339. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.