Idaho earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Challis, Idaho

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Challis, Idaho on Tue, May 14, 2019, 3:13 PM MDT (21:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km NW of Challis, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2019-05-14 21:13:39 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.551° N, 114.260° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2700 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.2southern Idaho · 2699 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.37 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2699 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.27 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2699 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.18 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2699 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.87 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2699 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.49 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2698 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.011 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.611 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.29 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2698 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.812 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.98 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2697 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.67 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2697 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.1Idaho-Montana border region · 2696 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.942 km N of Challis, Idaho · 2689 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.98 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2686 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.66 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2686 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.97 km WSW of Mackay, Idaho · 2684 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.68 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2681 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.27 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.38 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2679 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.724 km E of Clayton, Idaho · 2677 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.77 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2676 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.226 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2676 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.69 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2674 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.738 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 2668 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.37 km NNW of Leadore, Idaho · 2664 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.537 km SW of Salmon, Idaho · 2663 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.425 km SSW of Clayton, Idaho · 2656 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.725 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.312 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 2655 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.615 km NE of Challis, Idaho · 2655 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.530 km ESE of Salmon, Idaho · 2653 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.99 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2652 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.514 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2652 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.69 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2652 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.78 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2700 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2702 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2702 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.417 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2702 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.28 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2702 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.84 km WNW of Challis, Idaho · 2702 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.436 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho · 2706 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.621 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2708 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.37 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2709 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2709 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.78 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2709 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.541 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho · 2710 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.88 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2711 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.77 km N of Stanley, Idaho · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.88 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2716 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.68 km NW of Challis, Idaho · 2724 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.88 km NNW of Challis, Idaho · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80343839. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.