Idaho earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km NW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Challis, Idaho on Tue, May 5, 2015, 4:27 PM MDT (22:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-05-05 22:27:13 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.572° N, 114.305° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4156 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.410 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.911 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.710 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.08 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.010 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.112 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.012 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.810 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.911 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.111 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.612 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4148 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.312 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4144 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.012 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4139 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.98 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4138 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.311 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4136 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.617 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 4132 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.540 km ESE of Salmon, Idaho · 4131 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.337 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4127 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.09 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4126 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 3.214 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.635 km SSE of Salmon, Idaho · 4124 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.322 km NNE of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4123 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.313 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 4122 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4104 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4104 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4160 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.910 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4161 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.311 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4163 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.011 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4164 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.312 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.89 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.116 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.923 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.337 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4171 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.67 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4172 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.623 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 4182 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002c2l (also filed as mb15447784). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.