M1.5 earthquake 14 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Local time

Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 2:36 AM MST

UTC

2021-03-01 09:36:53 UTC

Depth

14.7 km (9.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

46.894° N, 112.512° W

Region

Montana

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

12

• Lincoln, MontanaPopulation 1,013. Forecast15 kmESE
• Helena, MontanaPopulation 32,091. Forecast49 kmNW
• Lethbridge, CanadaPopulation 103,197. Forecast313 kmS
• Calgary, CanadaPopulation 1,306,784. Forecast476 kmSSE

After

1. 1.913 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaMon, Mar 15, 8:35 AM MDT · 2030 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.55 km SW of Elliston, MontanaFri, Mar 19, 6:43 PM MDT · 2026 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.812 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Mar 21, 9:30 AM MDT · 2024 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.25 km SW of Elliston, MontanaMon, Mar 22, 12:20 AM MDT · 2023 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.312 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaTue, Mar 23, 3:23 AM MDT · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
6. 3.113 km NNW of Marysville, MontanaThu, Mar 25, 12:16 AM MDT · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 7
7. 1.927 km SSW of Augusta, MontanaWed, Mar 31, 10:52 PM MDT · 2013 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.011 km WSW of Drummond, MontanaSun, Apr 4, 4:53 AM MDT · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.214 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Apr 4, 7:23 PM MDT · 2010 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.0Western MontanaThu, Apr 8, 10:19 PM MDT · 2005 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.48 km WSW of Lincoln, MontanaSun, Apr 18, 5:53 AM MDT · 1996 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.218 km NW of Marysville, MontanaSun, Apr 18, 6:08 AM MDT · 1996 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.415 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaSat, Apr 24, 5:14 PM MDT · 1990 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away

Before

1. 2.036 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaThu, Feb 18, 7:04 PM MST · 2054 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.737 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaWed, Feb 17, 6:58 AM MST · 2056 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.636 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaWed, Feb 17, 5:53 AM MST · 2056 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.813 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaWed, Feb 17, 1:02 AM MST · 2056 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.87 km WSW of Jefferson City, MontanaMon, Feb 15, 12:21 AM MST · 2058 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.836 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaSun, Feb 14, 5:36 AM MST · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.037 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaSun, Feb 14, 4:08 AM MST · 2059 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.236 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaSat, Feb 13, 7:48 PM MST · 2059 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.836 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaSat, Feb 13, 4:55 PM MST · 2060 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.236 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaSat, Feb 13, 4:07 PM MST · 2060 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.536 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaSat, Feb 13, 4:04 PM MST · 2060 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.936 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaFri, Feb 12, 3:40 AM MST · 2061 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.236 km NE of Seeley Lake, MontanaThu, Feb 11, 2:39 PM MST · 2062 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.47 km SW of Elliston, MontanaWed, Feb 10, 8:19 PM MST · 2062 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
15. 2.314 km ESE of Lincoln, MontanaFri, Feb 5, 6:02 PM MST · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.914 km SE of Lincoln, MontanaTue, Feb 2, 9:46 PM MST · 2070 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80489754. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.