M1.5 earthquake 41 km WSW of Salmon, Idaho

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Local time

Sat, May 4, 2019, 6:15 PM MDT

UTC

2019-05-05 00:15:39 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

45.065° N, 114.396° W

Region

Idaho

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

10

• Salmon, IdahoPopulation 3,036. Forecast41 kmWSW
• Butte, MontanaPopulation 34,190. Forecast179 kmSW
• Boise, IdahoPopulation 235,684. Forecast216 kmNE
• Calgary, CanadaPopulation 1,306,784. Forecast666 kmS

After

1. 2.78 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 5, 12:12 AM MDT · 2710 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
2. 1.77 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 5, 2:19 AM MDT · 2710 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.37 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 5, 7:05 PM MDT · 2709 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.621 km NW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 5, 11:39 PM MDT · 2709 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.436 km NNW of Stanley, IdahoWed, May 8, 6:13 PM MDT · 2706 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.84 km WNW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 12, 11:51 AM MDT · 2702 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.28 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 12, 8:11 PM MDT · 2702 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.417 km NW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 12, 8:21 PM MDT · 2702 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.68 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 12, 8:23 PM MDT · 2702 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.78 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, May 12, 8:30 PM MDT · 2702 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
11. 2.78 km NNW of Challis, IdahoTue, May 14, 3:05 PM MDT · 2700 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.65 km NNW of Challis, IdahoTue, May 14, 3:13 PM MDT · 2700 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.97 km NW of Challis, IdahoTue, May 14, 3:24 PM MDT · 2700 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.2southern IdahoWed, May 15, 4:55 AM MDT · 2700 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
15. 2.37 km NW of Challis, IdahoWed, May 15, 6:11 AM MDT · 2700 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
16. 2.27 km NNW of Challis, IdahoWed, May 15, 7:38 AM MDT · 2700 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.18 km NW of Challis, IdahoWed, May 15, 7:40 AM MDT · 2700 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.87 km NW of Challis, IdahoWed, May 15, 6:13 PM MDT · 2699 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.49 km NNW of Challis, IdahoThu, May 16, 3:08 AM MDT · 2699 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
20. 3.011 km NW of Challis, IdahoThu, May 16, 9:53 AM MDT · 2699 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
21. 2.611 km NNW of Challis, IdahoThu, May 16, 9:56 AM MDT · 2699 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
22. 2.29 km NW of Challis, IdahoThu, May 16, 11:49 AM MDT · 2698 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.812 km NNW of Challis, IdahoThu, May 16, 6:26 PM MDT · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
24. 1.98 km NNW of Challis, IdahoThu, May 16, 10:58 PM MDT · 2698 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.67 km NW of Challis, IdahoFri, May 17, 4:35 AM MDT · 2698 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.1Idaho-Montana border regionSat, May 18, 6:45 PM MDT · 2696 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
27. 1.942 km N of Challis, IdahoSat, May 25, 12:35 PM MDT · 2689 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
28. 1.98 km NW of Challis, IdahoTue, May 28, 1:51 AM MDT · 2687 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
29. 1.66 km NNW of Challis, IdahoTue, May 28, 4:20 AM MDT · 2687 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
30. 1.68 km NW of Challis, IdahoSun, Jun 2, 10:29 AM MDT · 2682 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
31. 2.27 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, Jun 2, 12:13 PM MDT · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
32. 2.38 km NNW of Challis, IdahoMon, Jun 3, 10:01 PM MDT · 2680 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.724 km E of Clayton, IdahoThu, Jun 6, 9:29 PM MDT · 2677 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
34. 1.77 km NNW of Challis, IdahoThu, Jun 6, 10:47 PM MDT · 2677 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.725 km SW of Sula, MontanaSat, Jun 8, 2:06 AM MDT · 2676 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
36. 1.69 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, Jun 9, 8:19 AM MDT · 2675 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
37. 1.738 km NE of Challis, IdahoSat, Jun 15, 2:03 PM MDT · 2668 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
38. 2.37 km NNW of Leadore, IdahoWed, Jun 19, 1:58 AM MDT · 2665 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
39. 1.537 km SW of Salmon, IdahoThu, Jun 20, 4:20 PM MDT · 2663 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
40. 1.725 km SE of Challis, IdahoThu, Jun 27, 9:16 PM MDT · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
41. 2.312 km SE of Challis, IdahoFri, Jun 28, 2:54 AM MDT · 2656 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
42. 1.615 km NE of Challis, IdahoFri, Jun 28, 11:02 AM MDT · 2655 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
43. 1.530 km ESE of Salmon, IdahoSun, Jun 30, 2:37 AM MDT · 2654 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.99 km NNW of Challis, IdahoMon, Jul 1, 7:54 AM MDT · 2653 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
45. 2.514 km NNW of Challis, IdahoMon, Jul 1, 9:20 AM MDT · 2653 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
46. 1.69 km NNW of Challis, IdahoMon, Jul 1, 11:13 AM MDT · 2652 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

Before

1. 1.88 km NW of Challis, IdahoFri, May 3, 8:32 AM MDT · 2712 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.77 km N of Stanley, IdahoWed, May 1, 3:03 PM MDT · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.88 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, Apr 28, 5:00 AM MDT · 2717 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.68 km NW of Challis, IdahoSat, Apr 20, 4:44 AM MDT · 2725 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.88 km NNW of Challis, IdahoSun, Apr 14, 11:58 PM MDT · 2730 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
6. 3.49 km NNW of Challis, IdahoFri, Apr 12, 4:43 AM MDT · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
7. 1.642 km WSW of Salmon, IdahoThu, Apr 11, 8:59 AM MDT · 2734 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80342884. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.