Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Oakland, ME
M 1.6
Latest: 4:50 am EDT on 21 August 2026 · 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Oakland, ME
The most recent earthquake near Oakland was M 1.6, 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Oakland, ME, at 4:50 am EDT on 21 August 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.2 on 9 March 2020, 23 km (14 mi) W of Oakland, ME
- Reported felt
- 7 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 9
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Oakland, ME
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) W of Oakland, ME · felt by 1
- 2.1 23 km (15 mi) SE of Oakland, ME · felt by 40
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) N of Oakland, ME · felt by 4
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Oakland, ME · felt by 1
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Oakland, ME · felt by 7
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Oakland, ME · felt by 3
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) W of Oakland, ME · felt by 2
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) NE of Oakland, 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 Oakland time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Oakland are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Oakland; dots are the 9 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 Oakland.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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