M1.5 earthquake 15 km E of Ovando, Montana

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Local time

Wed, Feb 7, 2018, 10:25 AM MST

UTC

2018-02-07 17:25:24 UTC

Depth

9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

47.017° N, 112.931° W

Region

Montana

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

135°

Stations used

14

• Lincoln, MontanaPopulation 1,013. Forecast20 kmWNW
• Missoula, MontanaPopulation 71,022. Forecast82 kmENE
• Lethbridge, CanadaPopulation 103,197. Forecast298 kmS
• Calgary, CanadaPopulation 1,306,784. Forecast456 kmS

After

1. 2.416 km E of Ovando, MontanaFri, Feb 9, 1:15 PM MST · 3159 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.416 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaSat, Feb 10, 10:06 AM MST · 3158 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.712 km NNE of Lincoln, MontanaFri, Feb 16, 10:29 PM MST · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.614 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaSat, Feb 17, 12:20 PM MST · 3151 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.214 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Feb 18, 9:13 AM MST · 3150 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.619 km NW of Craig, MontanaMon, Feb 19, 10:21 PM MST · 3149 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.815 km WNW of Marysville, MontanaMon, Feb 19, 11:24 PM MST · 3149 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.914 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaThu, Feb 22, 3:18 AM MST · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
9. 2.513 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaThu, Feb 22, 7:52 PM MST · 3146 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.619 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaFri, Feb 23, 3:26 AM MST · 3145 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.513 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaFri, Feb 23, 4:42 PM MST · 3145 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.719 km NNW of Marysville, MontanaSat, Feb 24, 6:58 AM MST · 3144 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.716 km SSE of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Mar 4, 6:18 PM MST · 3136 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.111 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaThu, Mar 8, 9:38 PM MST · 3132 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.314 km NNE of Helena Valley Northeast, MontanaSat, Mar 10, 12:32 PM MST · 3130 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.413 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Mar 11, 12:38 AM MST · 3129 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
17. 3.010 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaTue, Mar 13, 4:07 AM MDT · 3127 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
18. 2.413 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaSat, Mar 17, 2:53 PM MDT · 3123 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.813 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaMon, Mar 19, 2:16 PM MDT · 3121 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.812 km SSE of Lincoln, MontanaFri, Mar 23, 2:04 AM MDT · 3117 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
21. 1.514 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaFri, Mar 23, 2:17 AM MDT · 3117 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
22. 1.63 km WSW of Lincoln, MontanaMon, Mar 26, 4:49 PM MDT · 3114 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.115 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaSat, Mar 31, 11:49 PM MDT · 3109 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
24. 2.13 km WSW of Lincoln, MontanaTue, Apr 3, 8:30 PM MDT · 3106 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
25. 1.612 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaThu, Apr 5, 1:50 PM MDT · 3104 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
26. 1.817 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaThu, Apr 5, 10:55 PM MDT · 3104 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away

Before

1. 2.015 km E of Ovando, MontanaWed, Feb 7, 10:04 AM MST · 3161 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.513 km E of Ovando, MontanaWed, Feb 7, 7:01 AM MST · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.914 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Feb 4, 12:08 AM MST · 3165 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
4. 1.514 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaWed, Jan 31, 12:18 AM MST · 3168 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.614 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaTue, Jan 30, 10:55 AM MST · 3169 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.816 km WNW of Marysville, MontanaSun, Jan 28, 10:46 AM MST · 3171 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.715 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaFri, Jan 19, 10:45 AM MST · 3180 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
8. 1.713 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaFri, Jan 19, 3:52 AM MST · 3180 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.614 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaWed, Jan 17, 5:33 AM MST · 3182 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.814 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaTue, Jan 16, 10:04 AM MST · 3183 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.713 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaMon, Jan 15, 5:07 PM MST · 3184 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.711 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaMon, Jan 15, 10:16 AM MST · 3184 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.814 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaMon, Jan 15, 9:39 AM MST · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.815 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Jan 14, 8:17 AM MST · 3185 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.921 km SSW of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Jan 14, 6:43 AM MST · 3185 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
16. 1.615 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaWed, Jan 10, 10:23 AM MST · 3189 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.8Western MontanaWed, Jan 10, 2:11 AM MST · 3189 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.613 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaTue, Jan 9, 10:12 AM MST · 3190 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.815 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaMon, Jan 8, 7:09 PM MST · 3191 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80280714. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.