Montana earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km N of Dillon, Montana

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km N of Dillon, Montana on Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 4:26 PM MST (23:26 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 29 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-10 23:26:05 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.328° N, 112.627° W
Region
Montana
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.639 km NNE of Leadore, Idaho · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.733 km SE of Virginia City, Montana · 3837 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.132 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3837 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.2Western Montana · 3819 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.129 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 3819 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.629 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 3819 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.529 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3819 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.229 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3816 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.629 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3816 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.329 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3816 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.028 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3816 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.929 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3816 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3816 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.029 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.329 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.529 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3814 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.929 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3811 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3802 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.130 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3799 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.828 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3799 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.328 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3799 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.246 km NW of Island Park, Idaho · 3869 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.511 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3882 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80128894. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.