Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Riverside, MD
M 2.5
Latest: 5:17 pm EDT on 27 October 2025 · 5 km (3 mi) E of Riverside, MD
The most recent earthquake near Riverside was M 2.5, 5 km (3 mi) E of Riverside, MD, at 5:17 pm EDT on 27 October 2025. 1,228 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.6 on 25 June 2021, 21 km (13 mi) NE of Riverside, MD
- Reported felt
- 8 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 9
- 2.5 5 km (3 mi) E of Riverside, MD · felt by 1,228
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) SW of Riverside, MD · felt by 83
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Riverside, MD · felt by 2,311
- 2.0 20 km (13 mi) N of Riverside, MD · felt by 681
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NE of Riverside, MD · felt by 13
- 2.1 7 km (5 mi) WNW of Riverside, MD · felt by 774
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Riverside, MD · felt by 12
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Riverside, MD · felt by 940
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NW of Riverside, MD
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 Riverside time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Riverside are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Riverside; 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 Riverside.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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