Idaho earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Sat, Jan 3, 2015, 9:16 PM MST (04:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km SE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-04 04:16:02 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.456° N, 114.161° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.78 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.85 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
  4. 2.38 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.57 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.86 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.75 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
  8. 2.88 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.711 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.412 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.59 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.112 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.112 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.311 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.77 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.914 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.29 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.113 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.28 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4274 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.811 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4274 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.011 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4274 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.6southern Idaho · 4273 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.610 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4273 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.59 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4270 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.39 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4269 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.79 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4269 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.437 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.511 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.29 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.311 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.79 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.49 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.111 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4267 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.39 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4267 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.853 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4263 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.654 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4263 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.853 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4263 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.654 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4263 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.353 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.451 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 3.622 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4258 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.315 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4255 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.711 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4254 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.711 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4254 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.38 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4252 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.324 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4252 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.422 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4251 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.89 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4246 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.1southern Idaho · 4280 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.07 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.610 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.77 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.59 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.87 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.28 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 3.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  10. 3.010 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.08 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.39 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.610 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.18 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.48 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.87 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15151951. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.