Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Point Pleasant, WV
M 2.5
Latest: 6:54 pm EDT on 20 March 2023 · 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Point Pleasant, WV
The most recent earthquake near Point Pleasant was M 2.5, 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Point Pleasant, WV, at 6:54 pm EDT on 20 March 2023. 11 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 3 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.6 on 8 March 2016, 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Point Pleasant, WV
- Reported felt
- 1 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 3
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Point Pleasant, WV · felt by 11
- 2.5 11 km (7 mi) NE of Point Pleasant, WV
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Point Pleasant, WV
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 Point Pleasant time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Point Pleasant are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Point Pleasant; dots are the 3 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 Point Pleasant.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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