Earthquake Information for Gallatin County, Montana

Gallatin County, MT has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 703 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 80.22% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Gallatin County, MT within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Gallatin County, MT was a 4.4 Magnitude in 1974.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Gallatin County since 1931
703
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
80.22%

Earthquake Probability for Gallatin County, MT

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Gallatin County, MT.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2
(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)
MAGNITUDE
PROBABILITY
5.0
80.22%
5.1
74.23%
5.2
74.23%
5.2
67.89%
5.3
61.43%
5.4
55.08%
5.5
49.02%
5.6
43.35%
5.7
38.16%
5.8
33.49%
5.9
29.33%
6.0
25.68%
6.1
21.84%
6.2
18.50%
6.3
15.55%
6.4
13.02%
6.5
10.78%
6.6
8.50%
6.7
6.51%
6.8
4.71%
6.9
3.15%
7.0
1.57%
7.1
1.21%
7.2
0.91%
7.3
0.65%
7.4
0.35%
7.5
0.16%
7.6
0.06%
7.7
0.02%
7.8
0.00%
7.9
0.00%
8.0
0.00%
8.1
0.00%
8.2
0.00%
8.3
0.00%
8.4
0.00%
8.5
0.00%
8.6
0.00%
8.7
0.00%
8.8
0.00%
8.9
0.00%
9.0
0.00%
9.1
0.00%
9.2
0.00%