Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Canterbury, NH
M 2.7
Latest: 11:15 pm EST on 22 December 2023 · 17 km (10 mi) SE of Canterbury, NH
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Canterbury was M 2.7, 17 km (10 mi) SE of Canterbury, NH, at 11:15 pm EST on 22 December 2023. 1,087 people reported feeling it to USGS. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 35 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 21 March 2016, 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Canterbury, NH
- Reported felt
- 29 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 35
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) W of Canterbury, NH · felt by 6
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Canterbury, NH · felt by 2
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 12
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) N of Canterbury, NH · felt by 3
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Canterbury, NH · felt by 25
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 1
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Canterbury, NH · felt by 195
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) SE of Canterbury, NH · felt by 51
- 2.7 17 km (10 mi) SE of Canterbury, NH · felt by 1,087
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 25
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 26
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) S of Canterbury, NH · felt by 30
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Canterbury, NH · felt by 6
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) N of Canterbury, NH · felt by 57
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 1
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) N of Canterbury, NH · felt by 13
- 1.9 4 km (3 mi) SSE of Canterbury, NH
- 1.8 4 km (3 mi) S of Canterbury, NH · felt by 3
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) SW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 12
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) N of Canterbury, NH · felt by 39
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 5
- 2.1 12 km (8 mi) N of Canterbury, NH · felt by 34
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 88
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 3
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SW of Canterbury, NH
- 2.4 12 km (8 mi) SW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 90
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) N of Canterbury, NH · felt by 18
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) N of Canterbury, NH · felt by 12
- 1.9 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 21
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Canterbury, NH · felt by 18
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Canterbury, NH
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Canterbury, NH
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Canterbury, NH
- 2.8 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Canterbury, NH · felt by 124
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Canterbury, 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 Canterbury time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Canterbury are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Canterbury; dots are the 35 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 Canterbury.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
East Concord 11 km · Chichester 17 km
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