Montana earthquakes in 1982
16 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Montana in 1982. The largest: M4.6 44 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana, Oct 26, 1982.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1982 was located in Montana. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1982
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.43 km W of Elkhorn, Montana · 5 km deep
- 3.619 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 5 km deep
- 4.242 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 5 km deep
- 4.644 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 5 km deep
- 3.621 km N of Lincoln, Montana · 5 km deep
- 4.448 km NW of Island Park, Idaho · 5 km deep
- 4.329 km N of Scobey, Montana · 18 km deep
- 2.8Western Montana · 5 km deep
- 2.52 km N of Elmo, Montana · 5 km deep
- 3.340 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 5 km deep
- 3.324 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 5 km deep
- 3.312 km E of Ovando, Montana · 5 km deep
- 3.614 km WSW of Lincoln, Montana · 5 km deep
- 3.313 km SSW of Grenora, North Dakota · 18 km deep
- 3.19 km ENE of Bigfork, Montana · 5 km deep
- 2.74 km SSE of Helena West Side, Montana · 5 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1982 | 0 | ||
| February 1982 | 2 | 3.1 | 9 km ENE of Bigfork, Montana |
| March 1982 | 2 | 3.6 | 14 km WSW of Lincoln, Montana |
| April 1982 | 0 | ||
| May 1982 | 2 | 3.3 | 24 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana |
| June 1982 | 0 | ||
| July 1982 | 1 | 3.3 | 40 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana |
| August 1982 | 3 | 4.3 | 29 km N of Scobey, Montana |
| September 1982 | 0 | ||
| October 1982 | 3 | 4.6 | 44 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana |
| November 1982 | 3 | 4.2 | 42 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana |
| December 1982 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.