Montana earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16 km WNW of Pony, Montana

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Pony, Montana on Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 5:47 PM MDT (23:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-24 23:47:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.698° N, 112.103° W
Region
Montana
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.066 · 30 stations
2.62ML, local (Richter)Montana Bureau of Mines and GeologyFinal · ±0.29 · 22 stations

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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
17

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000gd5h (also filed as mb80303344). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.