Montana earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 21 km NW of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Lima, Montana on Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:40 AM MDT (17:40 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2016-05-12 17:40:22 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.786° N, 112.759° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NW of Lima, Montana · 3788 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.216 km E of Dillon, Montana · 3788 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.745 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.345 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3760 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.4Idaho-Montana border region · 3760 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.529 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 3760 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.045 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3759 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.025 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.844 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3757 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.647 km NW of Island Park, Idaho · 3757 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.444 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3754 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.525 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 3754 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.518 km NW of Lima, Montana · 3753 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.944 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3753 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.642 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3753 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.945 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3749 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.528 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3746 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.6Idaho-Montana border region · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.212 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.526 km SW of Lima, Montana · 3794 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.328 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3799 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.828 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3799 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.130 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3800 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3803 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3811 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.929 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.529 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.329 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3815 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.029 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3816 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.929 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.028 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3817 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.329 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3817 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.629 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3817 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.229 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3817 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.529 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3819 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80145459 (also filed as us10005guq). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.