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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Aurora, MN

No earthquake was likely felt in Aurora in the 24 hours to 6:51 pm CST (00:51 UTC). The last one was M 2.8, 26 km (16 mi) WNW, at 12:23 pm CDT on 2 July 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town.

M 2.8

Latest: 12:23 pm CDT on 2 July 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN

The most recent earthquake near Aurora was M 2.8, 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN, at 12:23 pm CDT on 2 July 2026. The estimated shaking in Aurora was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Aurora in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · since 2016, about one every 1 months
Last 12 months
3 · largest M 3.3 on 30 April 2026
Since 2016
109 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.4 on 16 December 2020, 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
Reported felt
0 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 15 Oct 30 Nov 13
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.

The latest 50

  1. 2.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  2. 2.5 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  3. 3.3 27 km (17 mi) NE of Aurora, MN
  4. 2.7 28 km (18 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  5. 2.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  6. 2.8 19 km (12 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  7. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  8. 2.8 25 km (16 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  9. 2.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  10. 2.9 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Aurora, MN
  11. 2.9 23 km (14 mi) NW of Aurora, MN
  12. 2.9 24 km (15 mi) NW of Aurora, MN
  13. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  14. 3.2 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  15. 2.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  16. 2.9 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  17. 3.0 30 km (19 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  18. 3.0 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  19. 2.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  20. 3.0 25 km (15 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  21. 2.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  22. 3.1 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Aurora, MN
  23. 3.0 28 km (17 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  24. 3.2 21 km (13 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  25. 3.1 23 km (15 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  26. 2.9 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  27. 2.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  28. 2.7 13 km (8 mi) NW of Aurora, MN
  29. 3.0 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  30. 3.0 27 km (17 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  31. 3.1 21 km (13 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  32. 2.7 19 km (12 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  33. 3.0 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Aurora, MN
  34. 2.8 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  35. 2.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  36. 3.0 23 km (14 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  37. 3.0 28 km (18 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  38. 2.9 23 km (14 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  39. 3.2 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  40. 2.4 24 km (15 mi) NE of Aurora, MN
  41. 2.9 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Aurora, MN
  42. 2.7 30 km (18 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  43. 3.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  44. 3.0 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  45. 3.0 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  46. 3.1 29 km (18 mi) W of Aurora, MN
  47. 3.1 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  48. 3.0 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Aurora, MN
  49. 3.1 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN
  50. 3.4 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Aurora, MN

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 Aurora time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Aurora are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Aurora; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Aurora

The strongest shaking in Aurora from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.4 on 16 December 2020, 26 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Aurora (est.)
M 3.4 26 kmIII · Weak
M 3.2 20 kmIII · Weak
M 3.2 20 kmIII · Weak
M 3.2 21 kmIII · Weak
M 3.2 21 kmIII · Weak

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Aurora.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

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.

QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.