Montana earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 38 km W of Dillon, Montana

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 38 km W of Dillon, Montana on Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 11:42 AM MST (18:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 41 km SW of Dillon, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2017-01-10 18:42:10 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.238° N, 113.122° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.115 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3548 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  2. 1.67 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 3543 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.341 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3539 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.940 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.826 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3537 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.429 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 3526 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.129 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 3525 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.710 km NNW of Dillon, Montana · 3519 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNW of Dillon, Montana · 3516 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.727 km W of Leadore, Idaho · 3516 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.631 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 3508 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.515 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3501 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.641 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3556 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.68 km WNW of Twin Bridges, Montana · 3559 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80196309. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.