Idaho earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Challis, Idaho on Sat, Jun 6, 2015, 7:22 AM MDT (13:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km SE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2015-06-06 13:22:47 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.576° N, 114.305° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.214 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4136 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.635 km SSE of Salmon, Idaho · 4135 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.322 km NNE of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4134 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.313 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 4133 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4115 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4115 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.38 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4109 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.011 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4109 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.810 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4109 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4105 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.43 km ENE of Challis, Idaho · 4098 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.924 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 4097 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.613 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4091 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.311 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4089 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.914 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4089 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4089 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.238 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 4088 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.311 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4086 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.010 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4086 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.337 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4138 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.540 km ESE of Salmon, Idaho · 4142 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.617 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 4143 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.311 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4147 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.98 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4149 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.012 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4150 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.312 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4156 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.612 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4159 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.911 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.810 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.012 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.112 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.811 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.010 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.08 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.710 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15602106. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC.