Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Rochester, NH
M 2.0
Latest: 4:44 pm EDT on 14 April 2025 · 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Rochester, NH
The most recent earthquake near Rochester was M 2.0, 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Rochester, NH, at 4:44 pm EDT on 14 April 2025. 25 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 7 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.1 on 3 December 2018, 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Rochester, NH
- Reported felt
- 6 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 7
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Rochester, NH · felt by 25
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Rochester, NH · felt by 6
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NE of Rochester, NH
- 2.0 22 km (13 mi) NE of Rochester, NH · felt by 1
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) S of Rochester, NH · felt by 7
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Rochester, NH · felt by 21
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Rochester, NH · felt by 1
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 Rochester time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rochester are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Rochester; dots are the 7 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 Rochester.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in New Hampshire, with the state's activity score
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