Idaho earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Challis, Idaho on Mon, Nov 2, 2015, 1:36 AM MST (08:36 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km NW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2015-11-02 08:36:28 UTC
Depth
-3.1 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.551° N, 114.264° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 3981 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.626 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3980 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.823 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3979 days ago · -3 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.021 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3975 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.413 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 3972 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.013 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3967 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.611 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3967 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.911 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 3961 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3958 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.919 km NW of Stanley, Idaho · 3956 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.7southern Idaho · 3955 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.612 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3952 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.53 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.64 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.46 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.84 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.66 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.16 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.76 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.7southern Idaho · 3951 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.54 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.4southern Idaho · 3951 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.82 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.62 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.93 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.71 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3951 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.82 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.76 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.86 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.06 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.95 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.55 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.92 km N of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.84 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.62 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.96 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.83 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3950 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.822 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.63 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.735 km NW of Mackay, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.25 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.72 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.93 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.63 km N of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.03 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.37 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.55 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.71 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.26 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3949 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.76 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 3.55 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  52. 2.28 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.25 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.74 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.0southern Idaho · 3948 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.65 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.66 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.46 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.25 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.75 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3948 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.832 km N of Mackay, Idaho · 3987 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.914 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3989 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.615 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.411 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.110 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 3994 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.711 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.08 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 3998 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.510 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 3998 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.07 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 3999 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.5southern Idaho · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.722 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4001 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.113 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4001 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.632 km ESE of Clayton, Idaho · 4007 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.814 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4009 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.929 km N of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4009 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.014 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4010 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.94 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4012 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.522 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 4012 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.122 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 4012 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.011 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80104324. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.