Montana earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19 km NW of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Lima, Montana on Sat, Jul 11, 2015, 9:48 PM MDT (03:48 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.4 32 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2015-07-12 03:48:11 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.767° N, 112.758° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 4095 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.238 km NNE of Challis, Idaho · 4086 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.913 km N of Dillon, Montana · 4074 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.539 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4074 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.521 km NNW of Dillon, Montana · 4073 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.816 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4071 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.329 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4071 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.726 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4058 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.530 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4056 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 4055 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.432 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4055 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.520 km E of Lima, Montana · 4048 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.97 km E of Lima, Montana · 4040 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.37 km E of Lima, Montana · 4040 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.625 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4102 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.541 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 4103 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.624 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 4107 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.750 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4108 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.148 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 4108 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.029 km N of Spencer, Idaho · 4112 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.528 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 4121 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.79 km WNW of Dillon, Montana · 4129 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15464533. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.