Earthquakes in Vermont
The most recent earthquake in Vermont was M 1.7, 5 km N of East Haven, Vermont, at 10:10 pm EST on 1 March 2026, 5 km deep.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded in Vermont in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 10 months
- Last 12 months
- 1 · largest M 1.7 on 1 March 2026
- Since 2016
- 13 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.1 on 11 March 2020, 0 km SSW of South Glens Falls, New York
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 Vermont, where USGS names the state in the location
Earthquakes are rare here
118 earthquakes of M1.5 or larger have been recorded in Vermont 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 Vermont's own weeks — would only say whether anything happened at all, so none is shown. That is a statement about Vermont, 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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Live · last 7 days
Latest earthquakes in Vermont
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Largest on record in and around Vermont
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 3.1 | 0 km SSW of South Glens Falls, New York | |
| M 3.1 | 9 km SE of Bedford, Canada | |
| M 2.9 | 4 km SW of Center Sandwich, New Hampshire | |
| M 2.9 | 0 km SSW of Gorham, New Hampshire | |
| M 2.8 | 4 km ESE of Warner, New Hampshire | |
| M 2.8 | 11 km SSW of Sainte-Martine, Canada | |
| M 2.7 | 5 km SW of Chichester, New Hampshire | |
| M 2.7 | 4 km NNW of Chazy, New York |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around Vermont, which takes in some ground over its borders.
Before 2016: the largest in Vermont since 1900
The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists no earthquake of M5 or more in Vermont.
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 Vermont
- Addison County
- Bennington County
- Caledonia County
- Chittenden County
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Grand Isle County
- Lamoille County
- Orange County
- Orleans County
- Rutland County
- Washington County
- Windham County
- Windsor 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