Idaho earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 32 km S of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 32 km S of Lima, Montana on Sun, Mar 3, 2019, 3:12 PM MST (22:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 9 km NE of Lima, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2019-03-03 22:12:23 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.348° N, 112.611° W
Region
Idaho
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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2751 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.86 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2736 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.137 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 2736 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.737 km S of Lima, Montana · 2736 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.037 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.69 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 73
  7. 3.38 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 22
  8. 2.410 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.210 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.311 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.99 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.310 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.42 km E of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.210 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.010 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.310 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.410 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.610 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2733 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.632 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2733 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.7Idaho-Montana border region · 2732 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2732 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.811 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.410 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2730 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.25 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2718 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.432 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2717 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.818 km NNW of Spencer, Idaho · 2780 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.927 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2788 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.612 km SSE of Dillon, Montana · 2793 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.210 km SSE of Dillon, Montana · 2795 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.852 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 2799 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80337034. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.