Earthquakes in North Dakota

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The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more in North Dakota was M 2.6, 2 km SE of Amidon, North Dakota, at 6:42 pm CDT on 13 August 2026, 5 km deep.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded in North Dakota in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours: 0
Last 7 days: 0
Last 30 days: 0
Last 12 months: 1 · largest M 2.6 on 13 August 2026
Since 2016: 1 earthquake of M1.5 or more
Largest since 2016: M 3.2 on 8 December 2020, 10 km NNW of Bowdle, South Dakota

Latest quake, 24 hours and 7 days: the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, read at 5:47 am CST on 12 November 2026; 30 days and 12 months: the QuakeIndex catalogue, counted to 4:10 am CST on 12 November 2026 · earthquakes of M1.5 or more in North Dakota, where USGS names the state in the location

Earthquakes are rare here

2 earthquakes of M1.5 or larger have been recorded in North Dakota 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 North Dakota's own weeks — would only say whether anything happened at all, so none is shown. That is a statement about North Dakota, not about our data.

USGS catalogue · updated 2026-11-12 09:13:40 UTC

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

Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

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Live · last 7 days

Latest earthquakes in North Dakota

None in North Dakota in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.

Source USGS · snapshot of 2026-11-12 10:10 UTC

The last 7 days on the map

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Every earthquake in North Dakota in the last 7 days, from the USGS feed. Colour and size are magnitude; tap one for its page.

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Largest on record in and around North Dakota

Magnitude	When	Where
M 3.2	2020-12-09	10 km NNW of Bowdle, South Dakota
M 2.6	2026-08-13	2 km SE of Amidon, North Dakota

From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around North Dakota, which takes in some ground over its borders.

Before 2016: the largest in North Dakota since 1900

The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists no earthquake of M5 or more in North Dakota.

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 North Dakota

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