A minor earthquake magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Lincoln in Montana on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.23 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 11:40:29 / 11:40 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: mb80350679. Ids that are associated to the event: mb80350679. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/07/19 / 2019-07-03 18:40:29 / July 3, 2019 @ 6:40 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -112.5251667 West, latitude 46.867 North, depth = 13.23 km.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Helena Valley Southeast, Helena, Helena Valley West Central. Earthquake epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Helena (c. 28 200 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Helena Valley Southeast (c. 8 200 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Helena Valley West Central (c. 7 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. 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: 15 km SE of Lincoln, Montana.
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