Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near West Yellowstone, MT
M 2.8
Latest: 1:21 am MDT on 8 September 2026 · 11 km (7 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near West Yellowstone was M 2.8, 11 km (7 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT, at 1:21 am MDT on 8 September 2026. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,682 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 88
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 15 June 2017, 14 km (9 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
- Reported felt
- 73 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 0.8 26 km (16 mi) SSE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.1 14 km (9 mi) N of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.6 14 km (9 mi) N of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.5 34 km (21 mi) E of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.0 14 km (9 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.3 7 km (5 mi) NE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.2 8 km (5 mi) NE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.1 7 km (4 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
- -0.1 12 km (8 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.2 12 km (7 mi) N of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.4 12 km (7 mi) N of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.3 36 km (22 mi) NW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.5 21 km (13 mi) ENE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.4 33 km (21 mi) ENE of West Yellowstone, MT
- -0.2 5 km (3 mi) N of West Yellowstone, MT
- 0.0 36 km (22 mi) WNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- -0.2 11 km (7 mi) N of West Yellowstone, MT
- -0.0 10 km (6 mi) NW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 2.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.6 32 km (20 mi) ENE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SSE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.6 49 km (31 mi) ESE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) ENE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) ENE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.5 31 km (19 mi) ESE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.8 41 km (26 mi) WNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) NE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) NE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) NW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) WNW of West Yellowstone, MT
- 2.5 33 km (21 mi) ENE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of West Yellowstone, MT
- 2.9 40 km (25 mi) WNW of West Yellowstone, MT · felt by 2
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 West Yellowstone time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after West Yellowstone are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is West Yellowstone; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of West Yellowstone; the five largest:
- 7.2 The 1959 Hebgen Lake, Montana Earthquake · 16 km NNW of West Yellowstone
- 6.5 14 km N of Madison Junction, Wyoming · 21 km NE of West Yellowstone
- 6.3 22 km SW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 25 km NE of West Yellowstone
- 6.0 21 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 21 km E of West Yellowstone
- 5.9 26 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 41 km ENE of West Yellowstone
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Red Canyon fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- Madison fault, 16 km from its surface trace
- Hebgen fault, 18 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 Montana, with the state's activity score
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