Daily Mail News – Science & Tech
By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
Published: 15:33 EST, 29 January 2026 | Updated: 20:21 EST, 29 January 2026
An earthquake struck near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, which oversees a large network of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos spread across the state.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a 4.2 magnitude quake at 12:41pm MT (2:41pm ET), just seven miles outside of the center of the base located in Great Falls.
Hundreds of people in the area reported shaking, with one saying on X: ‘We just had an earthquake, holy cow, our building shook, looks like we were very close.’
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