Montana earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km W of Lincoln, Montana

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km W of Lincoln, Montana on Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 6:18 AM MDT (12:18 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 16 km SE of Lincoln, 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
2018-06-06 12:18:14 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.947° N, 112.834° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km W of East Helena, Montana · 3042 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.58 km SSE of Lincoln, Montana · 3040 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.816 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3040 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.914 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3038 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.615 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3036 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.611 km NW of Garrison, Montana · 3034 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.617 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3034 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.415 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3033 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.815 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3032 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.911 km WNW of Philipsburg, Montana · 3031 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.55 km ESE of Maxville, Montana · 3027 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.716 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3024 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.515 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3023 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.815 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3022 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.914 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3016 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.713 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3016 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.813 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3016 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.213 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3016 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.013 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3016 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.613 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3016 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.925 km WSW of Augusta, Montana · 3007 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.413 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3002 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.015 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 2999 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.715 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 2994 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.716 km SSE of Augusta, Montana · 2992 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.814 km SSE of Craig, Montana · 2990 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.115 km SSE of Craig, Montana · 2990 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.615 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 2989 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.54 km SSE of Lincoln, Montana · 2985 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3047 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSW of Lincoln, Montana · 3048 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.515 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3050 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.814 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3050 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.414 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3054 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.716 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3057 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.615 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3057 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.311 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3061 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.615 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3066 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.714 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3066 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.615 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3066 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.514 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3066 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.117 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3066 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.616 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3066 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 14
  15. 1.514 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3067 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.514 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 3069 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.814 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3071 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.910 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3072 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.814 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3072 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.914 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 3072 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80296404. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.