Montana earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Lima, Montana on Tue, Feb 25, 2014, 2:13 AM MST (09:13 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.5 25 km NE of Lima, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-02-25 09:13:58 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.769° N, 112.394° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km S of Ennis, Montana · 4580 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.525 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4576 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.026 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4576 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.833 km S of Lima, Montana · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.538 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4574 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.244 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4566 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4565 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.06 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 4563 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.28 km NE of Dillon, Montana · 4560 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.89 km SE of Lima, Montana · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.030 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4551 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.516 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4602 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.535 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4602 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.744 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4605 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4618 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.639 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4618 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.926 km NW of Lima, Montana · 4620 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.610 km W of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4622 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14087891. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.