Idaho earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km WSW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Challis, Idaho on Sun, Jan 14, 2018, 11:57 PM MST (06:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 21 km E of Stanley, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2018-01-15 06:57:55 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.450° N, 114.359° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3172 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.026 km NNE of Lowman, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.310 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.810 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3167 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.013 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3166 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.520 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3166 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.59 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3164 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.516 km E of Stanley, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.318 km WSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.820 km WSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.713 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3159 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.021 km E of Stanley, Idaho · 3159 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.913 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3158 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3157 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.921 km WSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3156 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.213 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3155 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.317 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3155 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.212 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.924 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3138 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.713 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3138 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.012 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3137 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.814 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.814 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.848 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 3124 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.621 km E of Stanley, Idaho · 3124 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.113 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3124 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.628 km SW of Stanley, Idaho · 3124 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.525 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 3187 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.412 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 3187 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.012 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3196 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.824 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3201 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.76 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3207 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.110 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3211 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80277769. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.