Idaho earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km W of Salmon, Idaho

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km W of Salmon, Idaho on Fri, Aug 15, 2014, 3:11 AM MDT (09:11 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.3 19 km NW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-08-15 09:11:43 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.118° N, 114.539° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.319 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4412 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4412 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.018 km N of Salmon, Idaho · 4406 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.812 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4405 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4403 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4403 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.913 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.814 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.814 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.97 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4398 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4393 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.111 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4391 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.525 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4387 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.728 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4386 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.813 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4372 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4371 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.910 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.521 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4428 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.619 km N of Salmon, Idaho · 4430 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4435 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.07 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4441 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4444 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.06 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4445 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.225 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4447 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.210 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4449 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14698576. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.