Idaho earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km NNW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Challis, Idaho on Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 1:27 PM MDT (19:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.5 18 km NE of Leadore, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-03-29 19:27:13 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.625° N, 114.333° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
126°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4191 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.518 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 4190 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4189 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.623 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 4182 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.67 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4172 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.337 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4171 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.923 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.116 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.89 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.312 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.011 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4163 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.311 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4163 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.910 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4161 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.010 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4160 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4158 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.811 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4156 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.410 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.911 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.710 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.08 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.010 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.811 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.112 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 3.012 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.810 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.911 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.111 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.612 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4148 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.312 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  34. 3.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4143 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.012 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4139 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.98 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4137 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.311 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4136 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4195 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4203 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.314 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.511 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4212 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4212 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.111 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4218 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.810 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4219 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.0southern Idaho · 4224 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15579217. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.