Idaho earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Sat, Jan 3, 2015, 11:31 AM MST (18:31 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km SE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-03 18:31:23 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.448° N, 114.151° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.18 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.610 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.39 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.08 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.010 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.28 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.87 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.59 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.77 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.610 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.07 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.1southern Idaho · 4279 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.37 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.78 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.85 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 9
  23. 2.38 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.57 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.86 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.75 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 13
  27. 2.88 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.711 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.412 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.59 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.112 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.112 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.311 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.77 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.914 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.29 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.113 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.28 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4274 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 3.811 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4273 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.011 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4273 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.6southern Idaho · 4273 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.610 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.59 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4271 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4271 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4271 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4269 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.39 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.79 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.437 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 3.511 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.29 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.87 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.812 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.410 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 5.09 km E of Challis, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 569
  7. 2.245 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 4280 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.39 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4284 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.49 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4284 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.129 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 4284 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.38 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4284 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.58 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4286 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.343 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 4286 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.111 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4287 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.06 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4289 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.78 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4290 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4290 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.412 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4291 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.56 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4291 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4291 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

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