Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Sanbornton, NH
M 2.8
Latest: 9:18 am EDT on 21 March 2016 · 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sanbornton was M 2.8, 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH, at 9:18 am EDT on 21 March 2016. 124 people reported feeling it to USGS. 27 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 29 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 21 March 2016, 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH
- Reported felt
- 22 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 29
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 6
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 2
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) S of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 12
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 3
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) NE of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 195
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 51
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 25
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 57
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 1
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 13
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) S of Sanbornton, NH
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) S of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 3
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 12
- 2.1 4 km (2 mi) S of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 39
- 2.1 5 km (3 mi) S of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 34
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 88
- 1.9 4 km (3 mi) WNW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 3
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 90
- 2.0 in Sanbornton, NH · felt by 18
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 12
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Sanbornton, NH
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 21
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 18
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Sanbornton, NH
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Sanbornton, NH
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Sanbornton, NH
- 2.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Sanbornton, NH · felt by 124
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SE of Sanbornton, 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 Sanbornton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sanbornton are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Sanbornton; dots are the 29 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 Sanbornton:
- 5.3 8 km W of Tamworth, New Hampshire · 46 km NNE of Sanbornton
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
East Concord 28 km
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