Idaho earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Fri, Aug 8, 2014, 10:41 AM MDT (16:41 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km SE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-08-08 16:41:34 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.358° N, 114.060° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.751 km W of Salmon, Idaho · 4430 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.840 km SE of Leadore, Idaho · 4425 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.742 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 4421 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.319 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4420 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4420 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.812 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4413 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.913 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4410 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.814 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4410 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4410 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.814 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.97 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4406 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.622 km WSW of Stanley, Idaho · 4399 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.111 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4399 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.616 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4399 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.525 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4395 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.728 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4394 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.527 km SW of Lima, Montana · 4393 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.813 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4381 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4380 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4443 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.07 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4449 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.16 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4452 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.06 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4453 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.225 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4455 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.210 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4457 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4460 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.9southern Idaho · 4464 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4465 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.920 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4466 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s9bk (also filed as mb14729955). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.