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Montana earthquakes in 1925

5 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Montana in 1925. The largest: M6.6 The 1925 Clarkston Valley, Montana Earthquake, Jun 27, 1925.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19241926

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Where every quake of 1925 was located in Montana. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1925

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19250
February 19250
March 19250
April 19250
May 19250
June 192546.6The 1925 Clarkston Valley, Montana Earthquake
July 192515.5Clarkston Valley, Montana (Aftershock)
August 19250
September 19250
October 19250
November 19250
December 19250

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Montana nowWorldwide in 1925

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.