Idaho earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1 km SW of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Lima, Montana on Tue, May 20, 2014, 3:45 PM MDT (21:45 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-05-20 21:45:28 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.626° N, 112.604° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
35

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. 2.822 km E of Salmon, Idaho · 4507 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.841 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 4506 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.632 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 4502 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.542 km SSE of Leadore, Idaho · 4502 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.629 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4477 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.515 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 4475 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 4462 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.610 km WSW of Lima, Montana · 4461 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.641 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4459 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.841 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4459 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.714 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4455 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.527 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4513 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.926 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4513 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.627 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4514 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.527 km S of Lima, Montana · 4523 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.625 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4525 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.526 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4525 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.719 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4529 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb14780708. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.