Idaho earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 11 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho on Tue, May 19, 2015, 8:53 PM MDT (02:53 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-05-20 02:53:09 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.315° N, 114.887° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4139 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.98 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4138 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.311 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4136 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.617 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 4132 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.337 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4127 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.09 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4127 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.214 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.322 km NNE of Sun Valley, Idaho · 4123 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.313 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 4122 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.027 km SSW of Yellow Pine, Idaho · 4107 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4105 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.413 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4104 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.38 km ESE of Challis, Idaho · 4098 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.011 km SSE of Challis, Idaho · 4098 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.810 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4098 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.38 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4095 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.43 km ENE of Challis, Idaho · 4088 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.312 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.612 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4149 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.111 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.911 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4154 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.810 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.012 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.112 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.011 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.811 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.010 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4155 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.08 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4156 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.710 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4156 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.911 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4156 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.410 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4156 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4156 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.99 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 4158 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.010 km NE of Stanley, Idaho · 4161 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.910 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4162 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.311 km NNE of Stanley, Idaho · 4164 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002azf (also filed as mb15762869). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.