Earthquakes in Minnesota
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more in Minnesota was M 2.8, 11 km NNE of Parkville, Minnesota, at 12:23 pm CDT on 2 July 2026. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded in Minnesota since.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded in Minnesota in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.7
- Last 12 months
- 4 · largest M 3.3 on 30 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 219 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 5 February 2021, 5 km NNE of Kinney, Minnesota
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 Minnesota, where USGS names the state in the location
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0 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days in Minnesota. Normal for here is 0 to 1 in a week.
Compared against Minnesota's own 10 years · 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 Minnesota
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Largest on record in and around Minnesota
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 3.4 | 5 km NNE of Kinney, Minnesota | |
| M 3.4 | 7 km N of Parkville, Minnesota | |
| M 3.3 | 3 km S of Kinney, Minnesota | |
| M 3.3 | 4 km WNW of Mountain Iron, Minnesota | |
| M 3.3 | 4 km NNW of Mountain Iron, Minnesota | |
| M 3.3 | 7 km NNW of Mountain Iron, Minnesota | |
| M 3.3 | 3 km SW of Babbitt, Minnesota | |
| M 3.2 | 6 km N of Keewatin, Minnesota |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around Minnesota, which takes in some ground over its borders.
Before 2016: the largest in Minnesota since 1900
The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists no earthquake of M5 or more in Minnesota.
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.
Counties in Minnesota
- Aitkin County
- Anoka County
- Becker County
- Beltrami County
- Benton County
- Big Stone County
- Blue Earth County
- Brown County
- Carlton County
- Carver County
- Cass County
- Chippewa County
- Chisago County
- Clay County
- Clearwater County
- Cook County
- Cottonwood County
- Crow Wing County
- Dakota County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Faribault County
- Fillmore County
- Freeborn County
- Goodhue County
- Grant County
- Hennepin County
- Houston County
- Hubbard County
- Isanti County
- Itasca County
- Jackson County
- Kanabec County
- Kandiyohi County
- Kittson County
- Koochiching County
- Lac qui Parle County
- Lake County
- Lake of the Woods County
- Le Sueur County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Mahnomen County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- McLeod County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Mower County
- Murray County
- Nicollet County
- Nobles County
- Norman County
- Olmsted County
- Otter Tail County
- Pennington County
- Pine County
- Pipestone County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Ramsey County
- Red Lake County
- Redwood County
- Renville County
- Rice County
- Rock County
- Roseau County
- Scott County
- Sherburne County
- Sibley County
- St. Louis County
- Stearns County
- Steele County
- Stevens County
- Swift County
- Todd County
- Traverse County
- Wabasha County
- Wadena County
- Waseca County
- Washington County
- Watonwan County
- Wilkin County
- Winona County
- Wright County
- Yellow Medicine County
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