Montana earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km NE of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Lima, Montana on Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 12:37 AM MDT (06:37 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-03-22 06:37:27 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.781° N, 112.329° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km S of Lima, Montana · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.538 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4574 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.244 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4566 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4564 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.515 km S of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4564 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.06 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 4562 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.28 km NE of Dillon, Montana · 4560 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.89 km SE of Lima, Montana · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.030 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4550 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.76 km NNE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4547 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.719 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4537 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.526 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4533 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.625 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4533 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.527 km S of Lima, Montana · 4531 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.627 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4521 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.926 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4521 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.527 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4521 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.41 km SW of Lima, Montana · 4516 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.525 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4576 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.736 km S of Ennis, Montana · 4580 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.121 km NE of Lima, Montana · 4601 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.516 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4601 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.535 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4602 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.744 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 4604 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb30169. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.