M2.0 earthquake 10 km NNW of Challis, Idaho
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Challis, Idaho on Sat, Jan 21, 2017, 3:04 PM MST (22:04 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-21 22:04:35 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.586° N, 114.297° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.823 km W of Stanley, Idaho · 3538 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.213 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3530 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.710 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3517 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.727 km W of Leadore, Idaho · 3516 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.727 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 3494 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.635 km SE of Leadore, Idaho · 3489 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80197444. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.