Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Butte, MT
M 2.9
Latest: 4:22 pm MDT on 6 June 2026 · 43 km (27 mi) SSE of Butte, MT
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Butte was M 2.9, 43 km (27 mi) SSE of Butte, MT, at 4:22 pm MDT on 6 June 2026. 2 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
- 738 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 14
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.0 on 26 April 2026, 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Butte, MT
- Reported felt
- 11 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 6 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Butte, MT
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Butte, MT
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 2.3 44 km (27 mi) SSE of Butte, MT
- 2.9 43 km (27 mi) SSE of Butte, MT · felt by 2
- 1.8 44 km (27 mi) SSE of Butte, MT
- 3.0 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Butte, MT · felt by 42
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.9 6 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Butte, MT
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Butte, MT
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) SE of Butte, MT
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Butte, MT
- 2.7 22 km (13 mi) SE of Butte, MT · felt by 11
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Butte, MT
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 6 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Butte, MT
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) E of Butte, MT
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 Butte time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Butte are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Butte; 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 Butte:
- 5.4 Near Butte, Montana · 3 km E of Butte
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Whitehall 37 km
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