Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Montpelier, ID
M 3.2
Latest: 9:12 pm MDT on 22 July 2026 · 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Montpelier was M 3.2, 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID, at 9:12 pm MDT on 22 July 2026. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 693 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 27
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.0 on 10 September 2017, 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Montpelier, ID
- Reported felt
- 61 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.2 14 km (8 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 3.2 9 km (5 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID · felt by 6
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 3.0 10 km (6 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID · felt by 7
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID · felt by 1
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.9 15 km (9 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.4 15 km (10 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 3.8 13 km (8 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID · felt by 29
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) W of Montpelier, ID
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Montpelier, ID
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Montpelier, ID
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.3 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 3.0 23 km (14 mi) N of Montpelier, ID · felt by 1
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NE of Montpelier, ID
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NE of Montpelier, ID
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) SW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.7 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID · felt by 1
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Montpelier, ID
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) N of Montpelier, ID
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Montpelier, ID
- 2.1 9 km (6 mi) NW of Montpelier, ID
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Montpelier, ID
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Montpelier time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Montpelier are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Montpelier; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Montpelier:
- 5.8 8 km W of Garden City, Utah · 46 km SSW of Montpelier
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Eastern Bear Lake fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Western Bear Lake fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- East Cache fault, 39 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- Earthquakes in Idaho, with the state's activity score
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