Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Sandwich, NH
M 2.9
Latest: 9:49 am EDT on 25 April 2023 · 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Sandwich, NH
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sandwich was M 2.9, 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Sandwich, NH, at 9:49 am EDT on 25 April 2023. 207 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 15 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.9 on 25 April 2023, 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Sandwich, NH
- Reported felt
- 10 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 15
- 1.6 4 km (3 mi) W of Sandwich, NH
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) S of Sandwich, NH · felt by 195
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) W of Sandwich, NH · felt by 4
- 2.9 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Sandwich, NH · felt by 207
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Sandwich, NH · felt by 57
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sandwich, NH · felt by 56
- 2.0 22 km (13 mi) NE of Sandwich, NH · felt by 5
- 2.0 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Sandwich, NH · felt by 14
- 1.6 in Sandwich, NH · felt by 2
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NE of Sandwich, NH · felt by 2
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Sandwich, NH
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) SE of Sandwich, NH
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Sandwich, NH
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) ESE of Sandwich, NH
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Sandwich, NH · felt by 18
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 Sandwich time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sandwich are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Sandwich; dots are the 15 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Sandwich:
- 5.6 5 km NNW of Tamworth, New Hampshire · 17 km NE of Sandwich
- 5.3 8 km W of Tamworth, New Hampshire · 10 km NNE of Sandwich
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Moultonborough 4 km
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