Montana earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km NE of Dillon, Montana

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Dillon, Montana on Mon, Apr 7, 2014, 12:20 AM MDT (06:20 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 22 km E of Salmon, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-04-07 06:20:27 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.263° N, 112.543° W
Region
Montana
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SE of Lima, Montana · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.030 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4554 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.719 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4541 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.43 km SE of Willow Creek, Montana · 4540 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.526 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4536 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.625 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4536 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.527 km S of Lima, Montana · 4534 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.627 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4525 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.926 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4525 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.527 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4525 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.315 km WSW of Amsterdam, Montana · 4523 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.41 km SW of Lima, Montana · 4520 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.822 km E of Salmon, Idaho · 4519 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.841 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 4518 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4514 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.118 km NNW of Twin Bridges, Montana · 4565 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.06 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 4566 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4568 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.244 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4569 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.512 km E of Cardwell, Montana · 4573 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.538 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4578 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.026 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4579 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.525 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4579 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.736 km S of Ennis, Montana · 4583 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14546037. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.