Idaho earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km SE of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Lima, Montana on Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 5:54 PM MDT (23:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.5 27 km S of Lima, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-04-10 23:54:05 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.581° N, 112.500° W
Region
Idaho
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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
20

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.030 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4550 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.719 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4537 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.526 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4532 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.625 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4532 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.527 km S of Lima, Montana · 4530 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.627 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4521 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.926 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4521 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.527 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4521 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.41 km SW of Lima, Montana · 4516 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.841 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 4514 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4510 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.542 km SSE of Leadore, Idaho · 4509 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km NE of Dillon, Montana · 4560 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.06 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 4562 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4564 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.244 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4565 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.538 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4574 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.833 km S of Lima, Montana · 4574 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.026 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4576 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.525 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4576 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.736 km S of Ennis, Montana · 4579 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14370710. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.