Idaho earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km SSW of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of Lima, Montana on Sun, Apr 7, 2019, 2:00 PM MDT (20:00 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2019-04-07 20:00:22 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.309° N, 112.685° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km S of Lima, Montana · 2737 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.037 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.69 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 73
  4. 3.38 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 22
  5. 2.410 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.210 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.311 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.99 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.310 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.42 km E of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.210 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.010 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.310 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.410 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.610 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.632 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2733 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.7Idaho-Montana border region · 2732 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2732 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.811 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.410 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2730 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.25 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2718 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.432 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2717 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.433 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.97 km WSW of Mackay, Idaho · 2684 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2737 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2751 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80339694. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.