Idaho earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Challis, Idaho on Wed, Sep 3, 2014, 5:31 PM MDT (23:31 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-09-03 23:31:18 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.578° N, 114.308° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.97 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4405 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4401 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.622 km WSW of Stanley, Idaho · 4399 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.111 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4399 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.616 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4398 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.525 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4394 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.728 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4394 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.521 km NE of Lowman, Idaho · 4390 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.813 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4380 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4379 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.910 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4374 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.18 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4351 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.127 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4351 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4410 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.913 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4410 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.812 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4413 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.018 km N of Salmon, Idaho · 4414 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4419 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.319 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4420 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.751 km W of Salmon, Idaho · 4429 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.521 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4436 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.619 km N of Salmon, Idaho · 4437 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14915536. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.