Latest See all | Mag. 0.2 earthquake 2 km NW of Three Forks - Montana - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 3.1 13 km ESE of Lincoln - Montana - Apr 2, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 17, 04:18 pm (Denver) | 0.2 5 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the SE | 2 km NW of Three Forks, Montana | Info | |
Apr 17, 01:02 pm (Denver) | 1.8 2 km | 73 km (45 mi) to the SW | 5 km E of Butte, Montana | Info | |
Apr 17, 10:51 am (Denver) | 0.5 2 km | 77 km (48 mi) to the S | Jefferson County, 15 mi southeast of Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States | Info | |
Apr 17, 03:01 am (GMT -6) | 0.0 15 km | 87 km (54 mi) to the S | 11 km ESE of Cardwell, Montana | Info | |
Apr 17, 01:38 am (Denver) | 0.5 12 km | 49 km (30 mi) to the NW | 14 km ESE of Lincoln, Montana | Info | |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 02:42 pm (Denver) | 1.0 2 km | 45 km (28 mi) to the SE | 6 km W of Townsend, Montana | Info | |
Apr 16, 01:02 pm (Denver) | 1.2 2 km | 72 km (45 mi) to the SW | 6 km E of Butte, Montana | Info | |
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 15, 01:03 pm (Denver) | 1.6 2 km | 74 km (46 mi) to the SW | 4 km E of Butte, Montana | Info | |
Apr 15, 10:41 am (Denver) | 1.0 9.7 km | 50 km (31 mi) to the NW | 31 mi northwest of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States | Info | |
Apr 15, 03:39 am (Denver) | 0.2 18 km | 69 km (43 mi) to the S | 17 km NE of Cardwell, Montana | Info | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 14, 12:22 pm (Denver) | 0.8 9.6 km | 48 km (30 mi) to the NW | 15 km SE of Lincoln, Montana | Info |
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Helena has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 671 quakes on average per year in or near Helena, Montana, USA. However, Helena has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.
The last earthquake in Helena occurred 1 day 1 hours ago and had a magnitude of 0.2:
A light magnitude 0.2 earthquake hit 49 km (31 mi) away from Bozeman, Montana, United States, in the afternoon of Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024 at 4.18 pm local time (America/Denver GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 30 days, Helena has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.1 and 3 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 80 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Helena in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.1 and occurred 2 weeks ago:
A light magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit 50 km (31 mi) away from Helena, Montana, United States, in the morning of Tuesday, Apr 2, 2024 at 9.53 am local time (America/Denver GMT -6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 13.4 km (8 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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