Earthquake reference
4 km WNW of Townsend, Montana
USGS recorded this 1.43 magnitude event near 4 km WNW of Townsend, Montana at 2026-07-09T18:06:50.890000+00:00. The published hypocentral depth is -2 km and the review status is reviewed. Event parameters can be revised as additional observations are processed. Nearby airports and postal locations on this page are calculated spatial references only; they do not establish administrative jurisdiction, damage, causation or future risk. This record is not an earthquake forecast or emergency alert.
Key facts
- Magnitude
- 1.43
- Magnitude type
- ml
- Occurred at
- 2026-07-09T18:06:50.890000+00:00
- Updated at
- 2026-07-13T14:30:45.250000+00:00
- Review status
- reviewed
- Event type
- quarry blast
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Significance
- 31
- Network
- mb
- Latitude
- 46.3416666666667
- Longitude
- -111.573166666667
- Depth (km)
- -2
- USGS event page
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/mb90202003
Upstream revision context
USGS event revision
This timeline contains versions captured by DataOfWorld; it is not a complete official revision archive.
| Updated | Status | Payload digest |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13T14:30:45.250000+00:00 | reviewed | cebb5bbd9abe |
Associated event IDs: mb90202003
Field-level provenance
Sources for this profile
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-09
- Dataset version
- 63e48b3f8d6c
- License
- United States public domain
- Attribution
- U.S. Geological Survey
DataOfWorld deterministic earthquake profile template
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-09
- Dataset version
- earthquake-profile-v1
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
- Attribution
- DataOfWorld
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