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M 4.8 earthquake — 2 km SE of Townsend, Montana

March 7, 1966 · USGS event ushis2882

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
13 km
Location
2 km SE of Townsend, Montana
Coordinates
46.300, -111.500

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Other earthquakes in Montana around this time

M 4.9 · 8 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, MontanaOctober 8, 1965M 5.1 · 19 km NW of Lima, MontanaJanuary 6, 1965M 5.2 · 32 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, MontanaOctober 21, 1964M 4.6 · 4 km NNW of Dayton, MontanaOctober 14, 1964M 4.6 · 2 km ESE of Lindisfarne, MontanaOctober 9, 1964M 4.7 · 20 km NE of Hebgen Lake Estates, MontanaSeptember 24, 1963

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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