Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Montvale, NJ
No earthquake was likely felt in Montvale in the 24 hours to 7:53 pm EST (00:53 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 18 km (11 mi) E, at 10:17 am EDT on 10 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,474 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.8
Latest: 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025 · 4 km (2 mi) SSW of Montvale, NJ
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Montvale was M 2.8, 4 km (2 mi) SSW of Montvale, NJ, at 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025, 12 km deep. 3,546 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Montvale was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Montvale since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Montvale in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 12 months
- Last 12 months
- 3 · largest M 2.2 on 10 March 2026
- Since 2016
- 11 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.0 on 2 August 2025, 22 km (13 mi) S of Montvale, NJ
- Reported felt
- 9 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
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The last 30 days
The latest 11
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) E of Montvale, NJ
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) E of Montvale, NJ · felt by 1,474
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of Montvale, NJ · felt by 26
- 2.8 4 km (2 mi) SSW of Montvale, NJ · felt by 3,546
- 3.0 22 km (13 mi) S of Montvale, NJ · felt by 11,128
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Montvale, NJ · felt by 979
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) SE of Montvale, NJ · felt by 466
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) N of Montvale, NJ · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Montvale, NJ · felt by 11
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) N of Montvale, NJ · felt by 26
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Montvale, NJ
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 Montvale time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Montvale are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Montvale; dots are the 11 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Montvale
The strongest shaking in Montvale from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 2.8 on 5 August 2025, 4 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Montvale (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.8 | 4 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,546 | |
| M 3.0 | 22 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,128 | |
| M 2.4 | 10 km | III · Weak · felt by 979 | |
| M 2.2 | 14 km | II · Weak · felt by 466 | |
| M 2.2 | 18 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,474 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Montvale.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.