A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Lincoln in Montana. Id of earthquake: mb80275844. Event ids that are associated: mb80275844. Exact location, longitude -112.5191667° West, latitude 46.9045° North, depth = 13.03 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/12/17 / 2017-12-25 18:02:17 / December 25, 2017 @ 6:02 pm. The 3.07-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:02:17 / 11:02 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 13.03 km (8 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km (31 miles) from Helena (c. 28 200 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Helena Valley Southeast (c. 8 200 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Helena Valley West Central (c. 7 900 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages 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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 13 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana.
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