Idaho earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km NW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Challis, Idaho on Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 3:32 AM MDT (09:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km NW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-04-20 09:32:15 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.591° N, 114.320° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
29

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 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4537 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.212 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4536 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4535 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4529 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.141 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4528 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4528 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4527 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.712 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4525 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.424 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.041 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.710 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4523 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.28 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4523 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.511 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.211 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.48 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4518 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.642 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4518 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4516 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4515 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.511 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4514 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.610 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4512 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4512 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.645 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4511 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.711 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4509 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.822 km E of Salmon, Idaho · 4506 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.68 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.412 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.312 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4503 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.19 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4503 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4502 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4500 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.59 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4498 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4497 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4496 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.420 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4492 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.49 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4491 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.526 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4488 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.326 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4488 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.79 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.530 km N of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.510 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4479 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.817 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4479 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4540 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.411 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4540 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.59 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.512 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.411 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4541 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.312 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.614 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.510 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.413 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.211 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.212 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.311 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4542 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.58 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4543 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.510 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.912 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4543 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.515 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4543 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pzc1 (also filed as mb14485526). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.