Montana earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 16 km E of Dillon, Montana

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 16 km E of Dillon, Montana on Tue, May 17, 2016, 3:38 AM MDT (09:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 45 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-17 09:38:47 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.232° N, 112.432° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km SW of Amsterdam, Montana · 3773 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.745 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3763 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.345 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3758 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.4Idaho-Montana border region · 3758 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.529 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 3758 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.045 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3757 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.025 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.844 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3755 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.647 km NW of Island Park, Idaho · 3755 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.444 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.525 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 3752 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.518 km NW of Lima, Montana · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.944 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3751 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.642 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3751 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.945 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3747 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.528 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3744 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.618 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3740 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.212 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3733 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3728 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.743 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3728 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.620 km NW of Lima, Montana · 3786 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.221 km NW of Lima, Montana · 3790 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.526 km SW of Lima, Montana · 3792 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.328 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3797 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.828 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3797 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.130 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3798 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3801 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3809 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.929 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.529 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3813 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3813 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.329 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.029 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3814 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.929 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.028 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.329 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.629 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.229 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80147519 (also filed as us10005hx8). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.