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Earthquakes in the United States

In the last 30 days there were 349 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the United States, and 8 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 5.6, 43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska, on 2026-10-15.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in the United States

Last 24 hours8
Last 7 days75
Last 30 days349
Last year4,414
Last 5 years21,212

M1+ in the last 7 days: 955. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in the United States

8,486 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the United States in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Dec 2024, with 660.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in the United States

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in the United States in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
2.8	18 km SSE of Meeker, Colorado	depth 8 km	Oct 25, 20:35 UTC
2.7	8 km W of Hallettsville, Texas	depth 3 km	Oct 25, 19:54 UTC
2.7	69 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska	depth 10 km	Oct 25, 14:31 UTC
2.5	41 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington	depth 3 km	Oct 25, 14:15 UTC
2.8	29 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii	depth 35 km	Oct 25, 10:34 UTC
2.5	12 km N of Powell, Wyoming	depth 12 km	Oct 25, 09:38 UTC
2.9	35 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska	depth 81 km	Oct 25, 07:46 UTC
2.5	38 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska	depth 0 km	Oct 25, 07:08 UTC
2.7	32 km WSW of Tecopa, CA	depth 1 km	Oct 25, 01:35 UTC
3.3	52 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska	depth 76 km	Oct 24, 22:35 UTC
3.9	209 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon	depth 10 km	Oct 24, 22:26 UTC
2.5	7 km W of Cobb, CA	depth 2 km	Oct 24, 20:39 UTC
2.7	16 km NNE of Milford, Utah	depth 0 km	Oct 24, 17:59 UTC
2.8	193 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon	depth 10 km	Oct 24, 17:49 UTC
2.9	19 km SW of Toms Place, CA	depth 2 km	Oct 24, 10:54 UTC
2.5	30 km W of Anderson, Alaska	depth 13 km	Oct 24, 10:20 UTC
2.8	71 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska	depth 123 km	Oct 24, 05:03 UTC
3.1	68 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska	depth 1 km	Oct 23, 23:41 UTC
2.8	14 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska	depth 75 km	Oct 23, 22:29 UTC
3.1	48 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska	depth 93 km	Oct 23, 19:10 UTC
3.3	3 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii	depth 29 km	Oct 23, 15:52 UTC
2.7	66 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska	depth 123 km	Oct 23, 07:14 UTC
3.4	70 km W of Ferndale, CA	depth 10 km	Oct 23, 05:38 UTC
3.0	15 km S of Tres Pinos, CA	depth 6 km	Oct 22, 21:58 UTC
2.7	27 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii	depth -1 km	Oct 22, 19:32 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in the United States, answered

Was there an earthquake in the United States today?

Yes. USGS recorded 8 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the United States in the last 24 hours. The table above lists the latest with times and depths.

How many earthquakes does the United States have each year?

Over the last five years there were 21,212 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the United States, an average of 4,242 a year. 4,414 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in the United States in five years?

A magnitude 7.0 on Dec 5, 2024, 18:44 UTC, 2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake. See this earthquake

Each earthquake is counted for the region of the nearest listed city within 300 km. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Regions