Earthquake Information for Lincoln County, Montana

Lincoln County, MT has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 60 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 29.33% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Lincoln County, MT within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Lincoln County, MT was a 4.3 Magnitude in 2006.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Lincoln County since 1931
60
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
29.33%

Earthquake Probability for Lincoln County, MT

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Lincoln County, MT.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2
(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)
MAGNITUDE
PROBABILITY
5.0
29.33%
5.1
25.15%
5.2
25.15%
5.2
21.48%
5.3
18.30%
5.4
15.56%
5.5
13.20%
5.6
11.19%
5.7
9.49%
5.8
8.04%
5.9
6.83%
6.0
5.80%
6.1
4.72%
6.2
3.82%
6.3
3.04%
6.4
2.39%
6.5
1.84%
6.6
1.38%
6.7
0.98%
6.8
0.61%
6.9
0.29%
7.0
0.00%
7.1
0.00%
7.2
0.00%
7.3
0.00%
7.4
0.00%
7.5
0.00%
7.6
0.00%
7.7
0.00%
7.8
0.00%
7.9
0.00%
8.0
0.00%
8.1
0.00%
8.2
0.00%
8.3
0.00%
8.4
0.00%
8.5
0.00%
8.6
0.00%
8.7
0.00%
8.8
0.00%
8.9
0.00%
9.0
0.00%
9.1
0.00%
9.2
0.00%