Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Contoocook, NH
M 2.7
Latest: 11:15 pm EST on 22 December 2023 · 22 km (14 mi) E of Contoocook, NH
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Contoocook was M 2.7, 22 km (14 mi) E of Contoocook, NH, at 11:15 pm EST on 22 December 2023. 1,087 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
- 26 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 21 March 2016, 6 km (4 mi) NW of Contoocook, NH
- Reported felt
- 20 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 26
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) N of Contoocook, NH · felt by 6
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 2
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 12
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) SW of Contoocook, NH · felt by 1
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 51
- 2.7 22 km (14 mi) E of Contoocook, NH · felt by 1,087
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Contoocook, NH · felt by 25
- 2.1 6 km (4 mi) NW of Contoocook, NH · felt by 26
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 30
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) SW of Contoocook, NH · felt by 35
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Contoocook, NH · felt by 1
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Contoocook, NH
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 3
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) NE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 12
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 39
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 5
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 34
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 88
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Contoocook, NH
- 2.4 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Contoocook, NH · felt by 90
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) N of Contoocook, NH · felt by 21
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Contoocook, NH
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Contoocook, NH
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Contoocook, NH
- 2.8 6 km (4 mi) NW of Contoocook, NH · felt by 124
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Contoocook, 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 Contoocook time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Contoocook are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Contoocook; dots are the 26 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 Contoocook.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
East Concord 14 km · Chichester 26 km
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