Idaho earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km SSE of Leadore, Idaho

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Leadore, Idaho on Tue, May 27, 2014, 4:38 AM MDT (10:38 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-05-27 10:38:18 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.356° N, 113.078° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4500 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.49 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4491 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.817 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4478 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.827 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4477 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.515 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 4474 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.626 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 4468 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.86 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4466 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.414 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 4462 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.610 km WSW of Lima, Montana · 4461 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.020 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4458 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.920 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4457 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4457 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.9southern Idaho · 4456 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.225 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4447 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.06 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4444 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.16 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4443 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4502 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.68 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.822 km E of Salmon, Idaho · 4506 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.41 km SW of Lima, Montana · 4507 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4515 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.527 km S of Lima, Montana · 4522 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.28 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4522 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.424 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14703136. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.