Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Mechanic Falls, ME
M 2.5
Latest: 6:04 pm EDT on 8 August 2023 · 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Mechanic Falls, ME
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Mechanic Falls was M 2.5, 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Mechanic Falls, ME, at 6:04 pm EDT on 8 August 2023. 222 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 19 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.5 on 8 August 2023, 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Mechanic Falls, ME
- Reported felt
- 10 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 19
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 1
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 3
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NE of Mechanic Falls, ME
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Mechanic Falls, ME
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Mechanic Falls, ME
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Mechanic Falls, ME
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 222
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) E of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 2
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 1
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NE of Mechanic Falls, ME
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 8
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) E of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 188
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 2
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) NNW of Mechanic Falls, ME
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) S of Mechanic Falls, ME
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) W of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 15
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Mechanic Falls, ME
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Mechanic Falls, ME · felt by 22
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Mechanic Falls, ME
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Mechanic Falls time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Mechanic Falls are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Mechanic Falls; dots are the 19 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Mechanic Falls.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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