M4.3 earthquake 15 km W of Ovando, Montana
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 15 km W of Ovando, Montana on Fri, Nov 10, 1978, 2:53 AM MST (09:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-10 09:53:45 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.012° N, 113.333° W
- Region
- Montana
- 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.49 km ESE of Garrison, Montana · 17492 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.029 km ENE of Seeley Lake, Montana · 17438 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xcf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.