Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Painesville, OH

M 2.9

Latest: 6:55 pm EST on 5 March 2026 · 14 km (9 mi) E of Painesville, OH

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Painesville was M 2.9, 14 km (9 mi) E of Painesville, OH, at 6:55 pm EST on 5 March 2026. 304 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 52 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 9
Largest since 2016: M 4.0 on 10 June 2019, 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH
Reported felt: 47 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 19 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 02:17 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 13 km (8 mi) NE of Painesville, OH · felt by 13 Aug 8, 2026
6:12 pm EDT
2.0 19 km (12 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 7 Jul 23, 2026
1:12 am EDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Painesville, OH May 23, 2026
2:43 am EDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 28 Apr 8, 2026
7:17 pm EDT
2.2 20 km (13 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 6 Mar 13, 2026
7:24 am EDT
2.3 19 km (12 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 21 Mar 5, 2026
7:33 pm EST
2.9 14 km (9 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 304 Mar 5, 2026
6:55 pm EST
2.2 18 km (11 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 28 Feb 21, 2026
11:16 am EST
2.7 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 85 Jan 5, 2026
11:50 pm EST
2.3 17 km (11 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 54 Jun 19, 2025
12:54 pm EDT
2.5 20 km (13 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 131 May 11, 2025
10:47 pm EDT
2.0 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 3 Aug 29, 2024
6:38 pm EDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) W of Painesville, OH · felt by 8 Aug 13, 2024
10:26 pm EDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 19 Jun 2, 2024
12:23 am EDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 14 Jun 1, 2024
7:14 am EDT
2.6 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 84 Jun 1, 2024
6:11 am EDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 10 May 3, 2024
8:01 pm EDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 3 Apr 4, 2024
5:55 pm EDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) E of Painesville, OH Feb 20, 2024
2:57 am EST
2.0 18 km (11 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 45 Jan 16, 2024
12:39 pm EST
2.6 19 km (12 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 28 Jan 5, 2024
3:47 am EST
2.4 20 km (12 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 17 Jan 1, 2024
8:58 pm EST
2.3 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 37 Dec 1, 2023
8:58 am EST
1.8 20 km (13 mi) E of Painesville, OH Sep 29, 2023
5:20 am EDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 2 Sep 27, 2023
10:27 pm EDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 6 Sep 22, 2023
4:58 pm EDT
2.0 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 9 Sep 21, 2023
3:12 pm EDT
2.3 20 km (12 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 3 Sep 1, 2023
1:16 pm EDT
2.2 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Painesville, OH · felt by 2 Sep 1, 2023
12:53 pm EDT
2.4 19 km (12 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 4 Sep 1, 2023
12:33 pm EDT
2.3 21 km (13 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 34 Aug 27, 2023
11:02 pm EDT
3.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 1,722 Aug 27, 2023
10:43 pm EDT
2.3 19 km (12 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 15 Aug 24, 2023
8:43 am EDT
2.0 20 km (13 mi) W of Painesville, OH · felt by 27 Feb 27, 2022
10:30 am EST
2.4 20 km (13 mi) W of Painesville, OH · felt by 15 Feb 4, 2022
4:14 pm EST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Painesville, OH · felt by 2 Feb 1, 2022
8:37 pm EST
2.0 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 9 Jan 29, 2022
1:23 am EST
2.5 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 24 Jan 27, 2022
1:10 pm EST
2.1 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 5 Jan 27, 2022
3:53 am EST
1.9 17 km (10 mi) W of Painesville, OH · felt by 7 Jan 5, 2022
5:25 am EST
2.8 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 365 Jan 4, 2022
8:20 am EST
2.0 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 2 Jul 29, 2021
11:32 pm EDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) NE of Painesville, OH · felt by 93 Apr 6, 2020
9:51 pm EDT
2.0 15 km (10 mi) W of Painesville, OH · felt by 8 Dec 11, 2019
4:23 pm EST
1.7 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 4 Dec 10, 2019
12:25 pm EST
2.6 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 359 Dec 7, 2019
10:06 am EST
2.6 16 km (10 mi) E of Painesville, OH · felt by 60 Oct 15, 2019
1:25 am EDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 11 Jun 16, 2019
10:28 pm EDT
1.8 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 3 Jun 15, 2019
4:06 pm EDT
4.0 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Painesville, OH · felt by 5,904 Jun 10, 2019
10:50 am EDT

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 Painesville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Painesville are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Painesville; dots are the 50 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 Painesville:

5.0 4 km NNW of Chardon, Ohio · 11 km SE of Painesville 1986

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Madison 17 km · Eastlake 19 km · North Madison 19 km · Willowick 21 km

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