Idaho earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 22 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Fri, Feb 13, 2015, 6:37 AM MST (13:37 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km SE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-02-13 13:37:19 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.350° N, 114.053° 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, 7.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4southern Idaho · 4245 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.0southern Idaho · 4232 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4228 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.810 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4227 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.111 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4226 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.511 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.314 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4210 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.012 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4203 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.115 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4203 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.08 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4199 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.518 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 4198 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4196 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.623 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 4190 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.925 km W of Lima, Montana · 4248 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.012 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4250 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.822 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4251 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.98 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4252 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.722 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4252 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.510 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4253 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4254 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.89 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4254 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.422 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4259 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.324 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4260 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.38 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4260 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.711 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.711 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4262 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.315 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4263 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.622 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4265 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.451 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 4270 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.353 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4270 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.654 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4270 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.853 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4270 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.654 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4270 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tp1l (also filed as mb15540417). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.