Earthquakes in Louisiana
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more in Louisiana was M 2.7, 9 km NE of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, at 3:26 pm CDT on 25 September 2026, 6 km deep. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded in Louisiana in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 2 months
- Last 12 months
- 55 · largest M 4.4 on 9 March 2026
- Since 2016
- 81 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.9 on 5 March 2026, 2026 Red River Parish, Louisiana Earthquake
Latest quake, 24 hours and 7 days: the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, read at ; 30 days and 12 months: the QuakeIndex catalogue, counted to · earthquakes of M1.5 or more in Louisiana, where USGS names the state in the location
Earthquakes are rare here
105 earthquakes of M1.5 or larger have been recorded in Louisiana in 10 years, and most weeks have none. There have been none in the last 7 days.
With so few, a QuakeIndex score — this week as a percentile of Louisiana's own weeks — would only say whether anything happened at all, so none is shown. That is a statement about Louisiana, not about our data.
USGS catalogue · updated
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
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Latest earthquakes in Louisiana
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Largest on record in and around Louisiana
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 4.9 | 2026 Red River Parish, Louisiana Earthquake | |
| M 4.4 | 3 km NW of Edgefield, Louisiana | |
| M 4.1 | 2 km NW of Edgefield, Louisiana | |
| M 3.7 | 8 km WNW of Hollandale, Mississippi | |
| M 3.6 | 4 km SSW of Hall Summit, Louisiana | |
| M 3.5 | 7 km NNW of Timpson, Texas | |
| M 3.5 | 0 km WSW of Mooringsport, Louisiana | |
| M 3.4 | 2 km WNW of Coushatta, Louisiana |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around Louisiana, which takes in some ground over its borders.
Before 2016: the largest in Louisiana since 1900
The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists one earthquake of M5 or more in and just off Louisiana:
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015, each epicentre counted for the state whose nearest county it is. Epicentres of early earthquakes are estimates. This is the record, not a forecast.
The most active counties in Louisiana
| County | M1.5+ in 10 years | This week |
|---|---|---|
| De Soto Parish | 94 | Too quiet to score |
| Caddo Parish | 93 | Too quiet to score |
| Red River Parish | 87 | Too quiet to score |
| Bienville Parish | 84 | Too quiet to score |
| Webster Parish | 84 | Too quiet to score |
| Bossier Parish | 81 | Too quiet to score |
| Sabine Parish | 81 | Too quiet to score |
| Natchitoches Parish | 76 | Too quiet to score |
| Jackson Parish | 72 | Too quiet to score |
| Winn Parish | 67 | Too quiet to score |
Counted within each county page's own radius from the QuakeIndex catalogue (USGS, M1.5+, ten years).
Towns in Louisiana with the most earthquakes named after them
Coushatta 22 M2.5+ named after it · Shreveport 9 M2.5+ named after it · Natchitoches 5 M2.5+ named after it · Mansfield 4 M2.5+ named after it
Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and the ones USGS named after it. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
Counties in Louisiana
- Acadia Parish
- Allen Parish
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- Avoyelles Parish
- Beauregard Parish
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- Caddo Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Cameron Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Concordia Parish
- De Soto Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Carroll Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Evangeline Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Grant Parish
- Iberia Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jefferson Parish
- LaSalle Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Orleans Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Red River Parish
- Richland Parish
- Sabine Parish
- St. Bernard Parish
- St. Charles Parish
- St. Helena Parish
- St. James Parish
- St. John the Baptist Parish
- St. Landry Parish
- St. Martin Parish
- St. Mary Parish
- St. Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Terrebonne Parish
- Union Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- Vernon Parish
- Washington Parish
- Webster Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Winn Parish
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces