Idaho earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km NNE of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Lima, Montana on Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 12:52 AM MST (07:52 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 42 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2017-11-19 07:52:22 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.682° N, 112.551° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3232 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.442 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 3228 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.033 km N of Spencer, Idaho · 3224 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.740 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 3214 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.224 km NNE of Lima, Montana · 3207 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.143 km NE of Spencer, Idaho · 3202 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.018 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3196 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.58 km NW of Ennis, Montana · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.19 km SSE of Lima, Montana · 3187 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.237 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3184 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.834 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.641 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 3243 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.113 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3256 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.913 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3256 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.332 km S of Lima, Montana · 3263 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80270279. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.