Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Northfield, NH
M 2.7
Latest: 11:15 pm EST on 22 December 2023 · 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Northfield, NH
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Northfield was M 2.7, 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Northfield, NH, at 11:15 pm EST on 22 December 2023. 1,087 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 31 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 21 March 2016, 24 km (15 mi) SW of Northfield, NH
- Reported felt
- 25 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 31
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SW of Northfield, NH · felt by 6
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Northfield, NH · felt by 2
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Northfield, NH · felt by 12
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) N of Northfield, NH · felt by 3
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) E of Northfield, NH · felt by 25
- 2.2 20 km (13 mi) NE of Northfield, NH · felt by 195
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Northfield, NH · felt by 51
- 2.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Northfield, NH · felt by 1,087
- 2.2 20 km (13 mi) W of Northfield, NH · felt by 25
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) SW of Northfield, NH · felt by 26
- 2.3 15 km (10 mi) NNE of Northfield, NH · felt by 57
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) SW of Northfield, NH · felt by 1
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) N of Northfield, NH · felt by 13
- 1.9 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Northfield, NH
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) S of Northfield, NH · felt by 3
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Northfield, NH · felt by 12
- 2.1 2 km (2 mi) NNE of Northfield, NH · felt by 39
- 2.1 2 km (1 mi) NE of Northfield, NH · felt by 34
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Northfield, NH · felt by 88
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Northfield, NH · felt by 3
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Northfield, NH
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Northfield, NH · felt by 90
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) NNE of Northfield, NH · felt by 18
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) N of Northfield, NH · felt by 12
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Northfield, NH · felt by 21
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Northfield, NH · felt by 18
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Northfield, NH
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Northfield, NH
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Northfield, NH
- 2.8 24 km (15 mi) SW of Northfield, NH · felt by 124
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) E of Northfield, 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 Northfield time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Northfield are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Northfield; dots are the 31 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 Northfield.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
East Concord 22 km · Chichester 26 km
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