Idaho earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km NW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Challis, Idaho on Wed, Jul 8, 2015, 4:04 AM MDT (10:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km ENE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-07-08 10:04:28 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.565° N, 114.293° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km ENE of Challis, Idaho · 4087 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.924 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 4086 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.613 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4080 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.311 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4078 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.914 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4078 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4078 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.238 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 4077 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4075 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4075 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.630 km WNW of Mackay, Idaho · 4057 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.96 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4055 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.87 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4054 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.09 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4053 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.68 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4053 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.121 km E of Challis, Idaho · 4051 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.15 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4050 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4049 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.339 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4048 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.711 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4039 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.315 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4039 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.712 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4039 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.615 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4039 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.913 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4039 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.636 km SSW of Salmon, Idaho · 4039 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.515 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4038 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.138 km NE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 4036 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.236 km NE of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 4036 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4098 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.011 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4098 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.38 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4098 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4104 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4104 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.313 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 4122 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.322 km NNE of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4123 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.635 km SSE of Salmon, Idaho · 4124 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15346736. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.