Earthquakes in Montana
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0 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days in Montana. Normal for here is 8 to 16 in a week.
Compared against Montana's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
The last 30 days
Live · last 7 days
Latest earthquakes in Montana
None in Montana in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.
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Centre 47.138, -110.910 — the mean of this state’s place centroids, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured across a rectangle drawn around the state, so a few earthquakes just over its border are counted too.
Largest on record in and around Montana
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 5.8 | 11 km SE of Lincoln, Montana | |
| M 5.0 | 15 km S of Lincoln, Montana | |
| M 4.6 | 9 km NE of Lima, Montana | |
| M 4.4 | 39 km NNW of Stanley, Idaho | |
| M 4.4 | 14 km SE of Lincoln, Montana | |
| M 4.4 | 12 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | |
| M 4.3 | 45 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana | |
| M 4.3 | 19 km E of Lincoln, Montana |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around Montana, which takes in some ground over its borders.
Counties in Montana
- Beaverhead County
- Big Horn County
- Blaine County
- Broadwater County
- Carbon County
- Carter County
- Cascade County
- Chouteau County
- Custer County
- Daniels County
- Dawson County
- Deer Lodge County
- Fallon County
- Fergus County
- Flathead County
- Gallatin County
- Garfield County
- Glacier County
- Golden Valley County
- Granite County
- Hill County
- Jefferson County
- Judith Basin County
- Lake County
- Lewis and Clark County
- Liberty County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCone County
- Meagher County
- Mineral County
- Missoula County
- Musselshell County
- Park County
- Petroleum County
- Phillips County
- Pondera County
- Powder River County
- Powell County
- Prairie County
- Ravalli County
- Richland County
- Roosevelt County
- Rosebud County
- Sanders County
- Sheridan County
- Silver Bow County
- Stillwater County
- Sweet Grass County
- Teton County
- Toole County
- Treasure County
- Valley County
- Wheatland County
- Wibaux County
- Yellowstone County
After an earthquake here
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- What to do during and after an earthquake
- QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For early warning, ShakeAlert reaches phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app