Idaho earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Sun, Jan 11, 2015, 11:58 PM MST (06:58 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.7 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
2015-01-12 06:58:30 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.447° N, 114.130° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4269 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.39 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.79 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.437 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.511 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.29 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4268 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.311 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4267 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.79 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4267 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.49 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4267 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.111 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4267 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.39 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4266 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.853 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.654 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.853 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.654 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.353 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.451 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.622 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4257 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.315 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4254 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.711 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4253 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.711 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4253 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.38 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4252 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.324 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4252 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.422 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4251 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.89 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4246 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4246 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.510 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4245 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.722 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4244 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.98 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4243 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.822 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4243 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.012 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4242 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.925 km W of Lima, Montana · 4240 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.022 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4239 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.4southern Idaho · 4237 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.0southern Idaho · 4224 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 3.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.810 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4219 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.111 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4217 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4212 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.511 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4212 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4271 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4271 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.59 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.610 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4272 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.6southern Idaho · 4272 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.011 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4273 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.811 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4273 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4274 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.19 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.210 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.28 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.113 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4276 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.69 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.29 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.310 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.914 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.77 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4277 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.311 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4278 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15565731. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.