Idaho earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 23 km W of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23 km W of Challis, Idaho on Thu, Mar 3, 2016, 4:52 AM MST (11:52 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 14 km NE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-03 11:52:55 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.537° N, 114.524° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
32

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 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 3862 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.822 km W of Challis, Idaho · 3859 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.614 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 3854 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.8southern Idaho · 3854 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.525 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.2southern Idaho · 3853 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.622 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3850 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.917 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.622 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.510 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.629 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.722 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.919 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.514 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.64 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3813 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.640 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3808 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.638 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3808 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.622 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.013 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3865 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.223 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.714 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 3866 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.623 km W of Challis, Idaho · 3866 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.724 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3866 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.122 km W of Challis, Idaho · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.622 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3867 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.114 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.722 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.615 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
  13. 2.316 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.022 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.821 km W of Challis, Idaho · 3869 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.314 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.223 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.823 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.722 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.223 km WNW of Challis, ID · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ubv (also filed as mb80128209). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC.