M1.8 earthquake 10 km SSE of Harrison, Montana
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Harrison, Montana on Mon, Nov 20, 2017, 8:41 PM MST (03:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 18 km SSW of Whitehall, Montana. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-21 03:41:57 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.605° N, 111.755° 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.019 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3232 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.614 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3223 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.612 km NNE of Toston, Montana · 3222 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.27 km NNW of Toston, Montana · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.716 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3216 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.117 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3215 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.717 km WNW of Twin Bridges, Montana · 3213 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.911 km WSW of Townsend, MT · 3212 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.918 km SSW of Whitehall, Montana · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.417 km SSW of Whitehall, Montana · 3204 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.316 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3200 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
- 2.018 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3196 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.58 km NW of Ennis, Montana · 3196 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.237 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3185 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.834 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3185 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.82 km W of Gallatin Gateway, Montana · 3253 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 13
- 2.113 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3257 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.913 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3257 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.77 km NW of Twin Bridges, Montana · 3265 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.78 km NNW of Twin Bridges, Montana · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80270559. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.