Montana earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km NNE of Dillon, Montana

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Dillon, Montana on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 4:55 PM MDT (22:55 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
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 22:55:11 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.331° N, 112.564° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 4563 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.118 km NNW of Twin Bridges, Montana · 4561 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.28 km NE of Dillon, Montana · 4560 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.89 km SE of Lima, Montana · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.030 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4551 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.719 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4538 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.43 km SE of Willow Creek, Montana · 4537 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.315 km WSW of Amsterdam, Montana · 4520 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.41 km SW of Lima, Montana · 4517 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.822 km E of Salmon, Idaho · 4516 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.841 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 4515 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4511 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.244 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4566 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.512 km E of Cardwell, Montana · 4570 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.538 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.026 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4576 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.525 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4576 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.736 km S of Ennis, Montana · 4580 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.618 km W of Pony, Montana · 4592 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.418 km W of Pony, Montana · 4592 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14992267. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.