Montana earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16 km ESE of Harrison, Montana

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Harrison, Montana on Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 4:44 PM MST (23:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2015-02-24 23:44:58 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.637° N, 111.601° W
Region
Montana
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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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
61°
Stations used
33

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4236 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.816 km ESE of Harrison, Montana · 4235 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.023 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.615 km NE of Dillon, Montana · 4227 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.45 km S of Boulder, Montana · 4224 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.15 km E of Boulder, Montana · 4218 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.825 km WSW of Corwin Springs, Montana · 4202 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.434 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 4191 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSE of Boulder, Montana · 4188 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.717 km ENE of Townsend, Montana · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.619 km ENE of Townsend, Montana · 4179 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.023 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4252 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.55 km S of Boulder, Montana · 4262 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15944697. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.