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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Mountain Iron, MN

No earthquake was likely felt in Mountain Iron in the 24 hours to 9:26 am CST (15:26 UTC). The last one was M 2.8, 12 km (8 mi) NNE, at 12:23 pm CDT on 2 July 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town.

M 2.8

Latest: 12:23 pm CDT on 2 July 2026 · 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN

The most recent earthquake near Mountain Iron was M 2.8, 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN, at 12:23 pm CDT on 2 July 2026. The estimated shaking in Mountain Iron was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Mountain Iron in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.4
Last 12 months
2 · largest M 2.8 on 2 July 2026
Since 2016
186 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.4 on 5 February 2021, 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Mountain Iron, MN
Reported felt
0 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 12
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M2.8–M3.1), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.8 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN
  2. 2.5 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  3. 2.6 6 km (4 mi) NW of Mountain Iron, MN
  4. 2.7 5 km (3 mi) S of Mountain Iron, MN
  5. 2.6 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  6. 2.8 10 km (6 mi) E of Mountain Iron, MN
  7. 2.5 3 km (2 mi) NE of Mountain Iron, MN
  8. 2.7 7 km (4 mi) W of Mountain Iron, MN
  9. 2.9 16 km (10 mi) SW of Mountain Iron, MN
  10. 2.9 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Mountain Iron, MN
  11. 2.7 14 km (8 mi) W of Mountain Iron, MN
  12. 2.6 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Mountain Iron, MN
  13. 3.0 8 km (5 mi) W of Mountain Iron, MN
  14. 2.8 4 km (2 mi) ESE of Mountain Iron, MN
  15. 2.9 4 km (2 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  16. 2.9 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Mountain Iron, MN
  17. 2.9 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Mountain Iron, MN
  18. 2.9 12 km (7 mi) NW of Mountain Iron, MN
  19. 2.9 17 km (11 mi) NE of Mountain Iron, MN
  20. 3.0 9 km (6 mi) NW of Mountain Iron, MN
  21. 2.9 18 km (11 mi) NE of Mountain Iron, MN
  22. 2.5 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN
  23. 3.2 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN
  24. 2.7 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN
  25. 2.9 6 km (4 mi) N of Mountain Iron, MN
  26. 3.0 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Mountain Iron, MN
  27. 3.0 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  28. 2.9 6 km (4 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN
  29. 3.0 4 km (3 mi) E of Mountain Iron, MN
  30. 3.0 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Mountain Iron, MN
  31. 2.8 7 km (4 mi) NE of Mountain Iron, MN
  32. 3.1 10 km (6 mi) SE of Mountain Iron, MN
  33. 3.0 4 km (2 mi) W of Mountain Iron, MN
  34. 3.0 5 km (3 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN
  35. 3.0 8 km (5 mi) NW of Mountain Iron, MN
  36. 3.2 8 km (5 mi) E of Mountain Iron, MN
  37. 3.1 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  38. 3.0 19 km (12 mi) W of Mountain Iron, MN
  39. 3.1 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Mountain Iron, MN
  40. 2.9 10 km (7 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  41. 2.9 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN
  42. 3.2 15 km (9 mi) W of Mountain Iron, MN
  43. 2.7 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  44. 3.0 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN
  45. 3.0 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  46. 2.9 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Mountain Iron, MN
  47. 3.1 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  48. 2.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Mountain Iron, MN
  49. 3.0 11 km (7 mi) S of Mountain Iron, MN
  50. 2.8 6 km (3 mi) NNE of Mountain Iron, MN

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 Mountain Iron time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Mountain Iron are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Mountain Iron; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Mountain Iron

The strongest shaking in Mountain Iron from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 3.4 on 5 February 2021, 6 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Mountain Iron (est.)
M 3.4 6 kmIV · Light
M 3.4 8 kmIV · Light
M 3.3 4 kmIV · Light
M 3.3 5 kmIV · Light
M 3.3 7 kmIV · Light

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Mountain Iron.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Be ready

Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.

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