The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 8 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Whitehall, the biggest of them M2.4. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Whitehall came at 0.3× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Whitehall — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.6 of Jul 26, 2005, 04:08 UTC: 16 km N of Dillon, Montana.
How we figure this: 1 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 3.8 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Whitehall
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.0 | 21 km N of Twin Bridges, Montana | Nov 01, 2026, 07:42 AM | 3 km | 22 km SW |
| M1.0 | 11 km WSW of Sheridan, Montana | Oct 31, 2026, 05:49 PM | 1 km | 53 km SSW |
| M1.0 | 6 km SSW of Toston, Montana | Oct 31, 2026, 12:31 AM | 3 km | 56 km ENE |
| M2.4 | 20 km SW of Whitehall, Montana | Oct 25, 2026, 03:27 AM | 2 km | 21 km SW |
| M1.2 | 18 km E of Townsend, Montana | Oct 22, 2026, 05:13 AM | 13 km | 79 km NE |
| M1.1 | 6 km SSW of Toston, Montana | Oct 22, 2026, 03:13 AM | 2 km | 56 km ENE |
| M2.3 | 6 km SSW of Toston, Montana | Oct 22, 2026, 03:11 AM | 1 km | 56 km ENE |
| M1.7 | 7 km S of Toston, Montana | Oct 22, 2026, 02:59 AM | 5 km | 56 km ENE |
| M1.0 | 8 km SE of Big Sky, Montana | Oct 21, 2026, 04:23 AM | 13 km | 95 km SE |
| M1.4 | 5 km WSW of Elliston, Montana | Oct 17, 2026, 05:36 PM | 16 km | 81 km NNW |
Earthquakes per year near Whitehall (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Whitehall
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 40 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Whitehall (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.6 | 16 km N of Dillon, Montana | Jul 26, 2005, 04:08 UTC | 69 km |
| M4.4 | 8 km NNW of Alder, Montana | May 08, 2007, 15:46 UTC | 53 km |
| M4.3 | 18 km S of Whitehall, Montana | Oct 28, 1998, 03:11 UTC | 19 km |
| M4.2 | 4 km NW of Manhattan, Montana | Aug 16, 2019, 00:02 UTC | 57 km |
| M4.1 | 11 km E of Dillon, Montana | Oct 07, 2024, 06:54 UTC | 78 km |
| M4.1 | 3 km NW of Manhattan, Montana | Aug 06, 2019, 04:27 UTC | 57 km |
| M4.1 | 6 km S of Pony, Montana | Jun 18, 2006, 00:05 UTC | 34 km |
| M4.1 | 8 km ENE of Townsend, Montana | Apr 08, 2000, 11:30 UTC | 75 km |
Nearby places
Butte, MT (37 km) · Boulder, MT (41 km) · Three Forks, MT (42 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:10 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:11 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.