Latest quake See all | Mag. 2.0 earthquake Broadwater County, Lewis and Clark County, Montana - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 2.0 Broadwater County, Lewis and Clark County, Montana - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 28, 02:05 pm (Denver) Mar 28, 20:05 GMT | 2.0 2 km | 7 km WSW of Townsend, Montana | Info | ||
Mar 28, 10:59 am (Denver) Mar 28, 16:59 GMT | 0.5 2 km | 12 km WNW of Whitehall, Montana | Info | ||
Mar 27, 10:09 pm (Denver) Mar 28, 04:09 GMT | 1.0 3.9 km | 11 km SW of Drummond, Montana | Info | ||
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Mar 27, 03:34 pm (Denver) Mar 27, 21:34 GMT | 1.0 2 km | 29 km SE of Virginia City, Montana | Info | ||
Mar 27, 01:26 pm (GMT -6) Mar 27, 19:26 GMT | 0.0 4.3 km | 6 km (3.7 mi) to the NW | 26 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana | Info | |
Mar 27, 01:26 pm (Denver) Mar 27, 19:26 GMT | 0.6 10.8 km | 8 km (5 mi) to the NW | Teton County, Wyoming, United States, 58 mi northeast of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho | Info | |
Mar 27, 01:24 pm (Denver) Mar 27, 19:24 GMT | 0.5 7.8 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the NW | 26 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana | Info | |
Mar 27, 07:01 pm (universal) Mar 27, 19:01 GMT | 1.2 2 km | 5 km E of Butte, Montana | Info | ||
Mar 27, 10:57 am (Denver) Mar 27, 16:57 GMT | 1.8 2 km | Broadwater County, United States, 27 mi southeast of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana | Info | ||
Mar 27, 03:40 am (Denver) Mar 27, 09:40 GMT | 1.5 12 km | United States, 9.3 mi northwest of West Yellowstone, Gallatin County, Montana | Info | ||
Mar 26, 09:56 pm (Denver) Mar 27, 03:56 GMT | 0.8 7.4 km | Lake County, United States, 38 mi southeast of Kalispell, Flathead County, 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 1,800 quakes on average per year in or near Montana. However, Montana has had at least 12 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.
The last earthquake in or near Montana occurred 15 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.0:
A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake hit 46 km (29 mi) away from Helena, Montana, United States, in the early afternoon of Thursday, Mar 28, 2024 at 2.05 pm local time (America/Denver GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 2 km (1.2 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, Montana has had 1 quake of magnitude 2.0. There were also 34 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in or near Montana in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 2.0 and occurred 15 hours ago:
A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake hit 46 km (29 mi) away from Helena, Montana, United States, in the early afternoon of Thursday, Mar 28, 2024 at 2.05 pm local time (America/Denver GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 2 km (1.2 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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