Montana earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10 km SSE of Dillon, Montana

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Dillon, Montana on Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 9:07 AM MST (16:07 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km WNW of Dillon, Montana. 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
2019-02-08 16:07:02 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.133° N, 112.584° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
19

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km SSE of Dillon, Montana · 2793 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.2Western Montana · 2789 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.927 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2788 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.818 km NNW of Spencer, Idaho · 2780 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.47 km WNW of Dillon, Montana · 2774 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.932 km S of Lima, Montana · 2771 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.023 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2751 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.86 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2736 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.137 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 2736 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.737 km S of Lima, Montana · 2736 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.037 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km S of Pony, Montana · 2802 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.617 km SSE of Leadore, Idaho · 2804 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.9Idaho-Montana border region · 2805 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.911 km S of Pony, Montana · 2806 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.625 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2807 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.011 km S of Pony, Montana · 2808 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80335334. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC.