Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Whitehall, MT
M 2.9
Latest: 4:22 pm MDT on 6 June 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Whitehall was M 2.9, 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT, at 4:22 pm MDT on 6 June 2026. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 94 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 5
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 3 September 2016, 16 km (10 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- Reported felt
- 19 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Whitehall, MT
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT
- 2.9 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT · felt by 2
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT
- 3.0 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Whitehall, MT · felt by 42
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) W of Whitehall, MT
- 2.7 19 km (12 mi) W of Whitehall, MT · felt by 11
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SE of Whitehall, MT
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Whitehall, MT
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) E of Whitehall, MT · felt by 1
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Whitehall, MT
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 2.8 11 km (7 mi) E of Whitehall, MT
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Whitehall, MT
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Whitehall, MT
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Whitehall, MT
- 2.4 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT · felt by 1
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 3.3 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT · felt by 16
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Whitehall, MT
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Whitehall, MT
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Whitehall, MT
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Whitehall, MT
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Whitehall, MT · felt by 4
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) SW of Whitehall, MT
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of Whitehall, MT
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Whitehall, MT
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Whitehall, MT
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Whitehall, MT
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Whitehall, MT
- 3.4 24 km (15 mi) N of Whitehall, MT · felt by 9
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Whitehall, MT
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Whitehall, MT
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Whitehall, MT
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NE of Whitehall, MT
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 2.3 20 km (12 mi) S of Whitehall, MT · felt by 1
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Whitehall, MT
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) ESE of Whitehall, MT
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) S of Whitehall, MT
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Whitehall, MT
- 2.3 28 km (18 mi) E of Whitehall, 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 Whitehall time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Whitehall are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Whitehall; 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 Whitehall:
- 5.4 Near Butte, Montana · 34 km WNW of Whitehall
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Butte 37 km
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