A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Ovando in Montana. Exact location of earthquake, -113.3781° West, 46.9113° North, depth 5.082 km. The temblor was reported at 14:06:05 / 2:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/08/25 / 2025-08-15 14:06:05 / August 15, 2025 @ 2:06 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: mb90107348, us6000r0yz. Id of event: us6000r0yz. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.082 km (3 miles).

Earthquake epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Missoula (c. 66 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Orchard Homes (c. 5 200 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orchard Homes, Missoula (min 5000 pop).

There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 22 km WSW of Ovando, Montana. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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