Montana earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km S of Whitehall, Montana

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km S of Whitehall, Montana on Sat, Sep 17, 2016, 10:17 AM MDT (16:17 UTC), 4 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2016-09-17 16:17:58 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.713° N, 112.142° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
11

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.217 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3660 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.517 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.628 km N of Lima, Montana · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.26 km W of Ponderosa Pines, Montana · 3645 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.112 km WSW of Sheridan, Montana · 3626 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.733 km WSW of Dillon, Montana · 3621 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.37 km S of Churchill, Montana · 3617 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.818 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3609 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.029 km SSE of Virginia City, Montana · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.317 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3670 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.916 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3671 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.316 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3676 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.616 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3677 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.516 km SSW of Alder, Montana · 3678 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.717 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3680 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.717 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3680 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.917 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3681 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.316 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3681 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.216 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3682 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 4.016 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3682 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 21
  13. 1.56 km W of Dillon, Montana · 3687 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.618 km S of Whitehall, Montana · 3690 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.913 km N of Dillon, Montana · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.715 km SSE of Pony, Montana · 3694 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80172344. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.