Idaho earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km NE of Lima, Montana

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Lima, Montana on Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 10:16 AM MDT (16:16 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 32 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2019-04-14 16:16:50 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.700° N, 112.490° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
25

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 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918 km NW of Ennis, Montana · 2723 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.25 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2718 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.432 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2717 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.417 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2707 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.433 km NNE of Spencer, Idaho · 2698 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.017 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 2692 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.330 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2691 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.129 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 2691 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.226 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2676 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.211 km NNE of Dillon, Montana · 2674 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.210 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2672 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.811 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2732 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.7Idaho-Montana border region · 2732 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.632 km ENE of Leadore, Idaho · 2733 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2733 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.410 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.310 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.010 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.210 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.42 km E of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.310 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2734 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.99 km ENE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.011 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.311 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.210 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.410 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 3.38 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 22
  19. 4.69 km NE of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 73
  20. 2.037 km SSW of Lima, Montana · 2735 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80340499. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.