M1.7 earthquake 27 km NE of Lima, Montana
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Lima, Montana on Sat, Nov 26, 2016, 3:55 AM MST (10:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 41 km SW of Dillon, Montana. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-26 10:55:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.797° N, 112.331° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.526 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3594 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.617 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3591 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.140 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 3591 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.026 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3590 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.617 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3583 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.727 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3577 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.612 km S of Pony, Montana · 3560 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Pony, Montana · 3560 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.912 km S of Pony, Montana · 3560 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Pony, Montana · 3559 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3558 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.68 km WNW of Twin Bridges, Montana · 3558 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.843 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3558 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.641 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3555 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.521 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3551 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.038 km W of Dillon, Montana · 3549 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.115 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3546 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 8
- 1.84 km S of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3544 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 3542 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.114 km S of Pony, Montana · 3540 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.215 km SSE of Pony, Montana · 3540 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.341 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3537 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
- 1.940 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 3537 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
- 1.826 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
Before
- 2.240 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 3599 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.933 km SW of Lima, Montana · 3600 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.513 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3604 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.328 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3617 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
- 1.733 km WSW of Dillon, Montana · 3617 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.843 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3619 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Sheridan, Montana · 3622 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80191019. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.