Idaho earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km WSW of Stanley, Idaho

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Stanley, Idaho on Sun, Sep 14, 2014, 7:27 AM MDT (13:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km NNW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-09-14 13:27:21 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.123° N, 115.190° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 121.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.111 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4402 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.616 km SW of Clayton, Idaho · 4401 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.525 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4397 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.728 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 4397 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.521 km NE of Lowman, Idaho · 4393 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.813 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4383 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.910 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4377 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.18 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4354 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.127 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4354 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.34 km W of Challis, Idaho · 4343 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.811 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4404 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.97 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4408 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.911 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4409 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.814 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4413 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.814 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.913 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4413 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.812 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 4416 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4422 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.319 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4423 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14122645. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.