Recent earthquakes in the Northeast
Here are just a few of the earthquakes in our area in the recent past as reported by the Weston Observatory:
| Date |
Location |
Lat |
Lon |
Mag (Mn) |
Dur Sec (Mc) |
| November 8, 2020 |
MA, 11.0KM SW of New Bedford |
41.57 |
71.03 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
| July 8, 2020 |
RI, 8.0KM NNE of Narragansett Pier |
41.50 |
71.42 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
| November |
MA, 230.0KM ENE of Orleans |
42.29 |
67.29 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
| October 27, 2019 |
ME, 23.0KM N of Topsfield |
45.62 |
67.72 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
| April 27, 2019 |
MA, 24.0KM NE of Rockport |
42.83 |
70.45 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
| March 1, 2019 |
RI, 21.oKM SSE of Westerly |
41.22 |
71.69 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| August 18, 2018 |
MA, 83.0KM E of Nantucket |
41.19 |
69.11 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
| November 28, 2017 |
MA, 5.0KM S of Littleton |
42.49 |
71.51 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
| June 1, 2016 |
MA, 51.0KM ENE of Rockport |
42.76 |
70.01 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
| July 22, 2015 |
RI, 5.0KM S of Providence |
41.78 |
71.42 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
| March 14, 2015 |
NH, 29.0KM NNE of Meredith Center |
43.70 |
71.48 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| August 14, 2014 |
CT, 6.0KM W of Chester |
41.38 |
72.52 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
| October 16, 2012 |
ME, 10.0KM SE of Lake Arrowhead |
43.60 |
70.65 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
| September 16, 2012 |
MA, 64.0KM E of Rockport |
42.70 |
69.84 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
| February 13, 2012 |
MA, 4.0KM NE of Hudson |
42.71 |
71.53 |
.3 |
.6 |
| August 23, 2011 |
VA, Virginia Widely felt across Eastern Seaboard |
77.93 |
6.00 |
5.8 |
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For more information about recent earthquakes, visit:
Weston Observatory - New England Seismic Network