Montana earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km WSW of Drummond, Montana

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Drummond, Montana on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 4:53 AM MDT (10:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km SE of Lincoln, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2021-04-04 10:53:05 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.645° N, 113.290° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

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

  1. 2.214 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 2010 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.6Western Montana · 1998 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.48 km WSW of Lincoln, Montana · 1996 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.218 km NW of Marysville, Montana · 1996 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.415 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 1990 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.823 km WSW of Craig, Montana · 1976 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.227 km NNW of Lincoln, Montana · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.713 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 1970 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.011 km SE of Lincoln, Montana · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.814 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 1960 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.36 km ENE of Avon, Montana · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.714 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 1957 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.635 km NE of Seeley Lake, Montana · 1955 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.715 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 1951 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.927 km SSW of Augusta, Montana · 2013 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.113 km NNW of Marysville, Montana · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.312 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.25 km SW of Elliston, Montana · 2023 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.812 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 2024 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.55 km SW of Elliston, Montana · 2026 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.913 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana · 2030 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80494744. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC.