Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Bristol, NH
M 2.9
Latest: 9:49 am EDT on 25 April 2023 · 29 km (18 mi) NE of Bristol, NH
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bristol was M 2.9, 29 km (18 mi) NE of Bristol, NH, at 9:49 am EDT on 25 April 2023. 207 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 18 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.9 on 25 April 2023, 29 km (18 mi) NE of Bristol, NH
- Reported felt
- 15 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 18
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Bristol, NH · felt by 6
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SE of Bristol, NH · felt by 2
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Bristol, NH · felt by 3
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) E of Bristol, NH · felt by 195
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Bristol, NH · felt by 25
- 2.9 29 km (18 mi) NE of Bristol, NH · felt by 207
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) E of Bristol, NH · felt by 57
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Bristol, NH · felt by 13
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) SE of Bristol, NH · felt by 39
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SE of Bristol, NH · felt by 34
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Bristol, NH · felt by 88
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) SE of Bristol, NH · felt by 3
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SE of Bristol, NH · felt by 18
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Bristol, NH · felt by 12
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Bristol, NH · felt by 18
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of Bristol, NH
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) S of Bristol, NH
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SE of Bristol, NH
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 Bristol time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bristol are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Bristol; dots are the 18 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Bristol:
- 5.3 8 km W of Tamworth, New Hampshire · 43 km NE of Bristol
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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