M1.9 earthquake 12 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho on Sat, Dec 3, 2016, 4:18 PM MST (23:18 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km SE of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-03 23:18:02 UTC
- Depth
- 9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.282° N, 114.557° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.622 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3581 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.88 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3579 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.611 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3565 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.811 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3558 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 3547 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.824 km ENE of Smiths Ferry, Idaho · 3546 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.010 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3544 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.823 km W of Stanley, Idaho · 3541 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.213 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3533 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80192059. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.