Idaho earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km ESE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Challis, Idaho on Thu, Jan 30, 2014, 10:45 AM MST (17:45 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.7 17 km NNW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-01-30 17:45:55 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.425° N, 114.052° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.528 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4607 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.716 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4605 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.424 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4579 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.628 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4579 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.326 km N of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4577 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.319 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.57 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.65 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.122 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.28 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.317 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.910 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.76 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.76 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.88 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.1southern Idaho · 4574 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.518 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4574 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.717 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4574 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.221 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4574 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.820 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4574 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.513 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4574 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.28 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4573 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.59 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4570 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.18 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4570 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.29 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4570 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.110 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4570 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.18 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4570 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.08 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4570 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 3.114 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4569 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.810 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4569 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.215 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4569 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.519 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4569 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.84 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4569 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.826 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 4629 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.626 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 4630 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.98 km SE of Stanley, Idaho · 4654 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14486866. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.