A minor earthquake magnitude 3.28 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Lincoln in Montana on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/10/17 / 2017-10-21 21:10:01 / October 21, 2017 @ 9:10 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -112.5621667° West, 46.905° North, depth 11.64 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: mb80264469. Id of event: mb80264469. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.64 km (7 miles). The temblor was reported at 14:10:01 / 2:10 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Helena (c. 28 200 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Helena Valley Southeast (c. 8 200 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Helena Valley West Central (c. 7 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter 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 four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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