Idaho earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km ESE of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Lima, Montana on Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 7:14 PM MDT (01:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 18 km NW of Lima, 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
2017-04-18 01:14:05 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.591° N, 112.404° W
Region
Idaho
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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.035 km WSW of Lima, Montana · 3453 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.326 km N of Spencer, Idaho · 3453 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.635 km W of Dillon, Montana · 3449 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.318 km NW of Lima, Montana · 3445 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.227 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.814 km ENE of Lima, MT · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.818 km SW of Lima, Montana · 3425 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.833 km SE of Leadore, Idaho · 3403 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.631 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 3399 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.029 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 3399 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.932 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 3397 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.231 km NNW of Lima, Montana · 3397 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.718 km NW of Lima, Montana · 3394 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.537 km S of Virginia City, Montana · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80206134. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.