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Earthquakes near Kalispell, MT

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Kalispell (population 22,052), shown in local time (America/Denver).

Latest quake near Kalispell: M1.4 · Oct 21, 2026, 06:35 AM local time · 37 km SE of the city · 9 km deep

The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 7 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.

past hourpast daypast weekearlier in the last 90 daysbiggest on recordbigger dot = stronger quake
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1last 30 days
9last 12 months
M3.4largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Kalispell, the biggest of them M1.8. The biggest quake on record near Kalispell — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.7 of Dec 22, 1998, 01:17 UTC: Idaho-Montana border region.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.7 in 1998Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Kalispell

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M1.44 km NE of Bear Dance, MontanaOct 21, 2026, 06:35 AM9 km37 km SE
M1.83 km NE of Bear Dance, MontanaOct 20, 2026, 07:22 PM3 km37 km SE
M1.12 km E of Bear Dance, MontanaOct 20, 2026, 03:02 PM9 km39 km SE
M1.416 km NW of Old Agency, MontanaOct 17, 2026, 06:41 AM10 km84 km S
M-0.019 km E of Finley Point, MontanaOct 15, 2026, 01:59 AM6 km65 km SE
M1.719 km SW of Marion, MontanaAug 14, 2026, 07:47 PM4 km46 km WSW
M2.318 km SW of Marion, MontanaAug 06, 2026, 11:03 AM4 km45 km WSW
M2.019 km SW of Marion, MontanaJul 13, 2026, 05:41 PM3 km47 km WSW
M2.49 km SSW of Bear Dance, MontanaMay 23, 2026, 01:06 PM13 km45 km SSE
M1.61 km SSW of Dayton, MontanaMay 22, 2026, 12:23 PM1 km39 km S

Earthquakes per year near Kalispell (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)

1'162'172'181'192'201'21'22'231'24'25'26 YTD

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 Kalispell

How big they were
M1.5–2.04 (44%)
M2.0–3.05 (56%)
M3.0–4.00 (0%)
M4.0–5.00 (0%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km8 (89%)
10–30 km1 (11%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 9 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 7 biggest earthquakes on record near Kalispell (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M4.7Idaho-Montana border regionDec 22, 1998, 01:17 UTC70 km
M4.38 km SSW of Rexford, MontanaMar 22, 2006, 17:24 UTC96 km
M4.111 km NE of Swan Lake, MontanaApr 15, 1998, 02:28 UTC47 km
M4.12 km NNW of Kila, MontanaJun 29, 1995, 18:10 UTC13 km
M4.12 km NW of Kila, MontanaMay 02, 1995, 19:31 UTC14 km
M4.015 km SSE of Happys Inn, MontanaJan 20, 1998, 16:33 UTC61 km
M4.010 km ESE of Swan Lake, MontanaApr 01, 1992, 11:33 UTC56 km

Nearby places

Evergreen, MT (4 km) · Somers, MT (15 km) · Lakeside, MT (21 km) · Whitefish, MT (24 km) · Columbia Falls, MT (22 km) · Bigfork, MT (23 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 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.