Montana earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17 km S of Whitehall, Montana

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km S of Whitehall, Montana on Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 7:48 PM MDT (01:48 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km S of Whitehall, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2016-09-16 01:48:41 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.715° N, 112.124° W
Region
Montana
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.029 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.517 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.717 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.217 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.517 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.628 km N of Lima, Montana · 3649 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.26 km W of Ponderosa Pines, Montana · 3646 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.112 km WSW of Sheridan, Montana · 3627 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.37 km S of Churchill, Montana · 3618 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3672 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.316 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3676 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.616 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3678 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.516 km SSW of Alder, Montana · 3679 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.717 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3681 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.717 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3681 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.917 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3682 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.316 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3682 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.216 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 4.016 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3683 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 21
  11. 1.56 km W of Dillon, Montana · 3688 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.618 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3690 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.913 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.715 km SSE of Pony, Montana · 3695 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80172084. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.