Latest today See all | Mag. 1.4 earthquake Broadwater County - Montana, United States - |
Strongest today | Mag. 2.7 15 mi northeast of Challis - Idaho, United States - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 24, 01:27 pm (Denver) | 1.4 2 km | Broadwater County, 29 mi southeast of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States | Info | ||
Apr 24, 12:30 pm (Denver) | 1.0 13 km | 15 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 12:26 pm (Denver) | 0.7 7.6 km | 10 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 11:36 am (Denver) | 0.7 7.4 km | 11 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 10:28 am (Denver) | 0.8 11 km | 6 km WNW of Weeksville, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 08:10 am (Denver) | 0.2 7.3 km | 11 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 06:25 am (Denver) | 2.1 8.8 km | 10 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 06:19 am (Denver) | 1.4 8.4 km | 10 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 04:38 am (Denver) | 0.7 7.4 km | 11 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 03:22 am (Denver) | 0.2 7.9 km | 11 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | Info | ||
Apr 24, 03:13 am (Denver) | 0.6 7.9 km | 10 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | Info |
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Montana has relatively few earthquakes. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,000 quakes on average per year in or near Montana. However, Montana has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, Montana has about 24.1 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year.
The last earthquake in or near Montana occurred 6 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.4:
A light magnitude 1.4 earthquake hit 46 km (29 mi) away from Helena, Montana, United States, around noon of Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 at 1.27 pm local time (America/Denver GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 2 km (1.2 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Montana has had 4 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 16 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in or near Montana today had a magnitude of 2.7 and occurred 22 hours ago:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake hit 24 km (15 mi) away from Challis, Idaho, United States, in the evening of Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 at 9.20 pm local time (America/Boise GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 6 km (3.7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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