M2.7 earthquake 23 km WSW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Challis, Idaho on Sat, Jun 2, 2018, 10:16 AM MDT (16:16 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.074 · 24 stations
2.92	ML, local (Richter)	Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology	Final · ±0.301 · 21 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ehem (also filed as mb80295874). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.