M2.2 earthquake Western Montana

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Apr 15, 2016, 3:53 AM MDT

UTC

2016-04-15 09:53:04 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

45.029° N, 111.875° W

Region

Montana

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

41

• Virginia City, MontanaPopulation 199. Forecast30 kmS
• Bozeman, MontanaPopulation 43,405. Forecast97 kmSW
• Billings, MontanaPopulation 117,116. Forecast276 kmWSW
• Calgary, CanadaPopulation 1,306,784. Forecast689 kmSSE

After

1. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaFri, Apr 15, 5:53 AM MDT · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.129 km S of Virginia City, MontanaFri, Apr 15, 9:42 AM MDT · 3820 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.629 km S of Virginia City, MontanaFri, Apr 15, 10:35 AM MDT · 3820 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.529 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaFri, Apr 15, 10:59 AM MDT · 3820 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaFri, Apr 15, 11:26 AM MDT · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 3.229 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaSun, Apr 17, 7:58 PM MDT · 3818 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.629 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaSun, Apr 17, 10:16 PM MDT · 3818 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.329 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaSun, Apr 17, 10:31 PM MDT · 3818 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
9. 3.028 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaSun, Apr 17, 10:46 PM MDT · 3818 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.929 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaMon, Apr 18, 1:56 AM MDT · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.729 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaMon, Apr 18, 5:08 AM MDT · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.029 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaTue, Apr 19, 1:41 AM MDT · 3816 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.329 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaTue, Apr 19, 7:43 AM MDT · 3816 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaTue, Apr 19, 2:00 PM MDT · 3816 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.529 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaTue, Apr 19, 7:46 PM MDT · 3816 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.929 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaSat, Apr 23, 7:07 AM MDT · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaSat, Apr 23, 7:49 AM MDT · 3812 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.820 km S of Mammoth, WyomingSat, Apr 23, 8:53 PM MDT · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.020 km S of Mammoth, WyomingSat, Apr 23, 9:48 PM MDT · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.819 km S of Mammoth, WyomingSat, Apr 23, 11:32 PM MDT · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.619 km S of Mammoth, WyomingSun, Apr 24, 12:07 AM MDT · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
22. 2.129 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaMon, May 2, 3:07 AM MDT · 3803 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
23. 1.729 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaMon, May 2, 3:10 AM MDT · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.130 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaThu, May 5, 12:29 AM MDT · 3800 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.828 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaThu, May 5, 1:36 PM MDT · 3800 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.328 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaThu, May 5, 1:40 PM MDT · 3800 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
27. 1.526 km SW of Lima, MontanaTue, May 10, 12:38 PM MDT · 3795 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
28. 3.221 km NW of Lima, MontanaThu, May 12, 11:40 AM MDT · 3793 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
29. 1.620 km NW of Lima, MontanaMon, May 16, 7:02 AM MDT · 3789 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
30. 2.45 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, MontanaMon, May 16, 3:27 PM MDT · 3789 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
31. 3.216 km E of Dillon, MontanaTue, May 17, 3:38 AM MDT · 3788 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
32. 2.510 km NE of West Yellowstone, MontanaFri, May 27, 2:02 PM MDT · 3778 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
33. 1.811 km NE of West Yellowstone, MontanaFri, May 27, 2:42 PM MDT · 3778 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
34. 1.618 km SW of Amsterdam, MontanaSun, May 29, 3:51 PM MDT · 3776 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
35. 2.24 km S of Manhattan, MontanaTue, May 31, 5:52 PM MDT · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
36. 3.745 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, MontanaWed, Jun 8, 9:31 PM MDT · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
37. 4.345 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, MontanaMon, Jun 13, 6:14 AM MDT · 3761 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
38. 2.4Idaho-Montana border regionMon, Jun 13, 6:16 AM MDT · 3761 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
39. 2.529 km S of Virginia City, MontanaTue, Jun 14, 2:23 AM MDT · 3760 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away

Before

1. 1.624 km SSW of Mammoth, WyomingSun, Apr 10, 3:34 PM MDT · 3825 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.61 km NNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, MontanaSun, Apr 10, 1:14 AM MDT · 3825 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.132 km SSE of Virginia City, MontanaMon, Mar 28, 3:48 AM MDT · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.733 km SE of Virginia City, MontanaMon, Mar 28, 12:43 AM MDT · 3838 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.517 km SE of West Yellowstone, MontanaFri, Mar 25, 1:23 AM MDT · 3841 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.816 km SE of West Yellowstone, MontanaFri, Mar 25, 1:17 AM MDT · 3841 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.617 km SE of West Yellowstone, MontanaThu, Mar 24, 11:04 PM MDT · 3841 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.639 km NNE of Leadore, IdahoSat, Mar 19, 8:43 PM MDT · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.021 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, MontanaFri, Mar 18, 2:59 PM MDT · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80134839. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC.