Idaho earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Fri, Sep 5, 2014, 10:28 PM MDT (04:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km NNW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-09-06 04:28:19 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.403° N, 114.126° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
119°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.97 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4408 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4404 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.622 km WSW of Stanley, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.111 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.616 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4401 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.525 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4397 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.728 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4397 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.813 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4383 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.910 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4377 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.18 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4354 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.127 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4354 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4413 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.814 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.913 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4413 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.812 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4416 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4422 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.319 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4422 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.840 km SE of Leadore, Idaho · 4428 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.751 km W of Salmon, Idaho · 4432 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.521 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4439 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14598774. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.