Idaho earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 22 km E of Salmon, Idaho

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 22 km E of Salmon, Idaho on Wed, May 21, 2014, 8:06 PM MDT (02:06 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km NW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-05-22 02:06:47 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.150° N, 113.610° 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.

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Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.412 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.312 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4504 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4503 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.19 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4503 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4502 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.542 km SSE of Leadore, Idaho · 4501 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4500 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.59 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4499 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4497 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.713 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4496 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.420 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4492 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.49 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4491 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.526 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4488 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.326 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4488 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.79 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4480 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.510 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4479 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.817 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4479 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.827 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4477 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4476 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4476 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.515 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 4474 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4467 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.86 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4466 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4465 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.414 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 4462 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.610 km WSW of Lima, Montana · 4461 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.8southern Idaho · 4461 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4457 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.9southern Idaho · 4456 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.714 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4454 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4452 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.210 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4448 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km SW of Lima, Montana · 4508 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.711 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4509 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4512 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.610 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4512 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.511 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4514 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4515 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.110 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4516 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.48 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4518 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.211 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.511 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.28 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4523 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.710 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4523 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.78 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.712 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4525 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4527 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4528 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4529 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.719 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4529 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.39 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4535 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.212 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4536 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qz4c (also filed as mb14319042). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.