Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Townsend, MT
M 2.6
Latest: 9:29 am MDT on 21 May 2024 · 16 km (10 mi) E of Townsend, MT
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Townsend was M 2.6, 16 km (10 mi) E of Townsend, MT, at 9:29 am MDT on 21 May 2024. 47 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 200 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.9 on 28 August 2021, 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Townsend, MT
- Reported felt
- 8 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) NNW of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 2.4 23 km (15 mi) SE of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Townsend, MT
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) SW of Townsend, MT
- 2.6 16 km (10 mi) E of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) W of Townsend, MT
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) W of Townsend, 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 Townsend time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Townsend are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Townsend; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Townsend; the five largest:
- 6.6 The 1925 Clarkston Valley, Montana Earthquake · 27 km S of Townsend
- 6.4 Clarkston Valley, Montana (Aftershock) · 27 km S of Townsend
- 6.1 The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Mainshock) · 32 km NNW of Townsend
- 5.9 2 km ENE of Helena, Montana · 48 km NW of Townsend
- 5.9 The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Largest Aftershock) · 35 km NW of Townsend
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Clancy 39 km
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