Idaho earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 25 km E of Clayton, Idaho

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 25 km E of Clayton, Idaho on Thu, Jan 11, 2018, 12:31 AM MST (07:31 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-11 07:31:27 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.227° N, 114.086° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.062 · 34 stations
2.78ML, local (Richter)Montana Bureau of Mines and GeologyFinal · ±0.149 · 7 stations

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 3.1 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km WSW of Challis, Idaho · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.213 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3174 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.310 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.810 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.013 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3169 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.520 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3168 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.59 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3166 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.516 km E of Stanley, Idaho · 3162 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.318 km WSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.820 km WSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3162 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.713 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.021 km E of Stanley, Idaho · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.913 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3160 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.714 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 3159 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.921 km WSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3159 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.213 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3157 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.317 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3157 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.212 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3155 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.924 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.713 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3140 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.012 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.814 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.814 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3139 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.412 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 3189 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.012 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3199 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.824 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 3203 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.76 km WNW of Clayton, Idaho · 3210 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.110 km W of Clayton, Idaho · 3213 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ci48 (also filed as mb80277454). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.