Montana earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 25 km NE of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Lima, Montana on Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 12:37 AM MDT (06:37 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.5 15 km S of West Yellowstone, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-03-22 06:37:27 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.777° N, 112.334° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.026 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4577 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.833 km S of Lima, Montana · 4576 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.538 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4575 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.244 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4567 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.714 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4565 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.515 km S of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4565 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.06 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 4563 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.28 km NE of Dillon, Montana · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.89 km SE of Lima, Montana · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.030 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4551 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.76 km NNE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4548 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.719 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4538 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.526 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4534 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.625 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4534 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.527 km S of Lima, Montana · 4532 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.627 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4523 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.926 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4522 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.527 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4522 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.41 km SW of Lima, Montana · 4517 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.736 km S of Ennis, Montana · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.121 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4602 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.516 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4602 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.535 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4603 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.744 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4605 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14197668. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC.