A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Lincoln in Montana on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/08/17 / 2017-08-30 06:25:19 / August 30, 2017 @ 6:25 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 23:25:19 / 11:25 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 13.07 km (8 miles). Exact location, longitude -112.5606667° West, latitude 46.8941667° North, depth = 13.07 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: mb80248759. Id of event: mb80248759.
The epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Helena (c. 28 200 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Helena Valley Southeast (c. 8 200 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Helena Valley West Central (c. 7 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Helena Valley Southeast, Helena, Helena Valley West Central (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 11 km SE of Lincoln, Montana.
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