Idaho earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 41 km WNW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Challis, Idaho on Sun, May 4, 2014, 8:58 AM MDT (14:58 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-05-04 14:58:45 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.638° N, 114.720° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.710 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4523 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.28 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4522 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.211 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.48 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4518 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.642 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4518 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4516 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4515 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.511 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4514 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.227 km ESE of Cascade, Idaho · 4513 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.610 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4512 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4512 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.645 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4511 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.711 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4509 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.68 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.412 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.312 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4503 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.19 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4503 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4500 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.59 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4498 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4497 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4496 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.420 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4492 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.49 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4491 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.526 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4488 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.326 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4488 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.79 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.530 km N of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.510 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4479 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.817 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4478 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.827 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4477 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4476 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4476 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.7southern Idaho · 4473 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 3.022 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4471 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.722 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 4471 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.626 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 4468 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4467 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.86 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4466 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.833 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4466 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4465 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.424 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.712 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4525 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4527 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4528 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.141 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4528 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4529 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4534 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.212 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4536 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.310 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4536 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.511 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4538 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4539 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.520 km NNE of Lowman, Idaho · 4539 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4539 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.411 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4540 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.59 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.512 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.411 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.312 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.614 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14921337. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.