Montana earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 29 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho on Sun, Feb 5, 2017, 2:25 PM MST (21:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-02-05 21:25:47 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.797° N, 113.023° W
Region
Montana
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NNW of Dillon, Montana · 3518 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.710 km NNW of Dillon, Montana · 3514 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.727 km W of Leadore, Idaho · 3514 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.631 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 3506 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.635 km SE of Leadore, Idaho · 3487 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.618 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3472 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.537 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.429 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 3525 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.213 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3528 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.143 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 3533 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.826 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.940 km NE of Leadore, Idaho · 3537 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.341 km SW of Dillon, Montana · 3538 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.67 km SW of Leadore, Idaho · 3542 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.115 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 3546 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8
  9. 2.038 km W of Dillon, Montana · 3550 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.811 km SE of Challis, Idaho · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80198479 (also filed as us20008htp). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.