Montana earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km NNW of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Lima, Montana on Sat, Jul 5, 2014, 8:47 AM MDT (14:47 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km N of Dillon, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2014-07-05 14:47:59 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.758° N, 112.669° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km WSW of Lima, Montana · 4470 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.641 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4468 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.841 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4468 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4463 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.740 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4457 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.218 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4453 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.619 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4451 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.913 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4448 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 29
  9. 1.631 km SSW of Dillon, Montana · 4444 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.518 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4439 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.143 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4429 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.840 km SE of Leadore, Idaho · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.742 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 4422 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 4483 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.629 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4486 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14648877. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.