Montana earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km SE of Dillon, Montana

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Dillon, Montana on Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 2:04 PM MST (21:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 21 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, 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
2018-11-17 21:04:06 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.001° N, 112.331° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km SSE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2875 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.626 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2875 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.615 km N of Dillon, Montana · 2853 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.523 km SSE of Leadore, Idaho · 2853 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.638 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2849 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.913 km N of Dillon, Montana · 2848 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.121 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2845 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.55 km ESE of Pony, Montana · 2844 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.215 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 2841 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.139 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 2835 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.729 km WSW of Dillon, Montana · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.728 km WSW of Dillon, Montana · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.028 km WSW of Dillon, Montana · 2882 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2887 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.532 km SW of Lima, Montana · 2887 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.47 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2891 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.87 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2891 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.08 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2891 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.78 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2891 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.67 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2891 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.58 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2891 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.97 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2891 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80324959. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.