Idaho earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 31 km W of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 31 km W of Challis, Idaho on Wed, May 30, 2018, 2:18 PM MDT (20:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2018-05-30 20:18:44 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.525° N, 114.623° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.723 km WSW of Challis, Idaho · 3046 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.413 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3029 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.438 km N of Challis, Idaho · 3028 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.739 km N of Challis, Idaho · 3028 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.613 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3028 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.344 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 3026 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.044 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 3024 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.915 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3019 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.010 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3007 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.75 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3007 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.330 km E of Donnelly, Idaho · 3006 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.69 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3006 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.910 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.18 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.310 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.46 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.79 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.29 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
  19. 2.67 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.4southern Idaho · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.48 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.16 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.89 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.47 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.09 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.68 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.07 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.910 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.78 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.79 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.79 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.121 km NNW of Clayton, Idaho · 2996 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.923 km NW of Clayton, Idaho · 3050 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.1southern Idaho · 3050 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.722 km NNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3051 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.916 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3055 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.316 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.116 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3055 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.011 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3055 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.630 km NW of Leadore, Idaho · 3057 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.728 km S of Clayton, Idaho · 3060 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.136 km E of Cascade, Idaho · 3065 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.233 km SSE of Salmon, Idaho · 3066 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.222 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3069 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.013 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3069 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.824 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3069 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.912 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3070 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.412 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3070 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.514 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3070 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.514 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3072 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.613 km WSW of Stanley, Idaho · 3075 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.728 km N of Sun Valley, Idaho · 3076 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80295349. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.