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M3.1 earthquake 11 km SE of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Fri, Mar 6, 2015, 4:03 PM MST (23:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-03-06 23:03:51 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.435° N, 114.119° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4212 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.511 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4212 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.314 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4203 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.012 km N of Challis, Idaho · 4195 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.115 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 4195 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.08 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4191 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.518 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 4190 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.110 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4189 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.623 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 4182 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.67 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4172 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.337 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4171 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.923 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.116 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.89 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4166 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.312 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.69 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.011 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4163 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.311 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4163 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.910 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4161 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.010 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4160 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4158 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.810 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.09 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4220 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.0southern Idaho · 4224 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.4southern Idaho · 4237 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.022 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4239 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.925 km W of Lima, Montana · 4240 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.012 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4242 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.822 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4244 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.98 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4244 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.722 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4244 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.510 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4245 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.910 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4246 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.89 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4246 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000twal (also filed as mb15002649). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.