M2.6 earthquake 18 km SE of Challis, Idaho
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Challis, Idaho on Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 2:39 AM MDT (08:39 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-29 08:39:52 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.392° N, 114.059° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 37
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.035 km WSW of Lima, Montana · 3453 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.630 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3452 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.727 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.614 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3435 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.132 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3429 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.013 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3415 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008vk4 (also filed as mb80203444). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.