Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Montana City, MT

M 2.7

Latest: 3:38 pm MDT on 9 March 2025 · 9 km (5 mi) NNW of Montana City, MT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Montana City was M 2.7, 9 km (5 mi) NNW of Montana City, MT, at 3:38 pm MDT on 9 March 2025. 267 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 73 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 4
Largest since 2016: M 3.7 on 4 February 2016, 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Montana City, MT
Reported felt: 10 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 23 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 14 minutes ago · this page 03:23 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 4 km (2 mi) W of Montana City, MT Aug 5, 2026
2:34 pm MDT
1.7 6 km (3 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT Jul 29, 2026
12:27 pm MDT
1.9 4 km (3 mi) W of Montana City, MT Jun 12, 2026
7:36 am MDT
2.4 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Montana City, MT May 20, 2026
1:12 am MDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Montana City, MT Jun 21, 2025
9:15 pm MDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) NW of Montana City, MT May 18, 2025
3:20 pm MDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT · felt by 1 Mar 23, 2025
3:32 am MDT
2.7 9 km (5 mi) NNW of Montana City, MT · felt by 267 Mar 9, 2025
3:38 pm MDT
1.8 8 km (5 mi) NW of Montana City, MT · felt by 2 Mar 1, 2025
10:29 am MST
2.2 6 km (4 mi) N of Montana City, MT Nov 20, 2024
7:44 pm MST
1.9 30 km (19 mi) W of Montana City, MT Mar 4, 2024
5:40 am MST
2.4 14 km (9 mi) NW of Montana City, MT · felt by 47 Dec 4, 2023
5:19 am MST
1.5 3 km (2 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Aug 4, 2023
10:34 am MDT
1.7 3 km (2 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Jun 28, 2023
10:44 am MDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Montana City, MT Sep 16, 2022
8:38 am MDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Montana City, MT Jul 30, 2022
4:57 pm MDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) S of Montana City, MT Jul 30, 2022
3:33 am MDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Montana City, MT Jul 30, 2022
2:28 am MDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) NW of Montana City, MT May 25, 2022
12:10 pm MDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Apr 20, 2022
10:06 am MDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Montana City, MT · felt by 1 Apr 3, 2022
5:36 pm MDT
1.6 4 km (3 mi) W of Montana City, MT Mar 11, 2022
9:47 am MST
1.6 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT · felt by 1 Feb 24, 2022
11:07 am MST
1.7 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Montana City, MT Dec 8, 2021
10:43 am MST
2.2 22 km (13 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Nov 12, 2021
2:40 pm MST
2.9 21 km (13 mi) SE of Montana City, MT · felt by 4 Aug 28, 2021
5:10 pm MDT
2.3 7 km (4 mi) N of Montana City, MT · felt by 2 May 29, 2021
5:03 am MDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Apr 21, 2021
1:42 pm MDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SW of Montana City, MT Feb 15, 2021
12:21 am MST
1.7 9 km (5 mi) W of Montana City, MT Dec 3, 2020
12:08 pm MST
2.4 22 km (14 mi) N of Montana City, MT Oct 25, 2020
9:23 am MDT
1.7 4 km (3 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT Aug 20, 2020
9:51 am MDT
2.1 22 km (14 mi) N of Montana City, MT Aug 11, 2020
4:55 am MDT
1.6 4 km (2 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Oct 23, 2019
1:36 pm MDT
1.5 in Montana City, MT Jul 16, 2019
12:05 pm MDT
1.7 4 km (2 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT Jun 18, 2019
11:14 am MDT
1.7 4 km (3 mi) W of Montana City, MT May 2, 2019
10:38 am MDT
1.6 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT May 1, 2019
12:20 pm MDT
1.8 5 km (3 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Mar 13, 2019
2:20 pm MDT
1.6 4 km (3 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT Sep 28, 2018
11:32 am MDT
2.1 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Montana City, MT · felt by 2 Jun 6, 2018
8:40 pm MDT
1.5 4 km (3 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT May 31, 2018
11:10 am MDT
1.8 2 km (1 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Dec 14, 2017
12:41 pm MST
1.8 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT Nov 16, 2017
12:15 pm MST
1.6 4 km (2 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT Nov 1, 2017
12:06 pm MDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT Sep 29, 2017
2:15 pm MDT
1.5 4 km (3 mi) WNW of Montana City, MT Apr 26, 2017
1:48 pm MDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Montana City, MT Mar 20, 2017
7:49 am MDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Montana City, MT Jan 12, 2017
10:06 pm MST
1.5 5 km (3 mi) NW of Montana City, MT Jan 10, 2017
10:17 am MST

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

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Montana City:

6.1 The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Mainshock) · 22 km ENE of Montana City 1935
5.9 2 km ENE of Helena, Montana · 9 km NW of Montana City 1935
5.9 The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Largest Aftershock) · 6 km E of Montana City 1935
5.0 2 km ENE of Helena, Montana · 9 km NW of Montana City 1935

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Clancy 9 km · Helena 10 km · Helena Valley West Central 17 km · Helena Valley Northeast 18 km · Helena Valley Northwest 23 km · Boulder 36 km · Townsend 40 km

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