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M 2.0ml

Earthquake near Keeseville, NY

No earthquake was likely felt in Keeseville in the 24 hours to 5:21 am EST (10:21 UTC). The last one was M 4.0, 267 km (166 mi) WNW, at 12:36 pm EDT on 14 April 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 215 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Keeseville

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 3 km (2 mi) west-northwest of Keeseville, NY, at 7:50 pm EST on 15 February 2026 (00:50 UTC), 7.4 km deep. 115 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 3 km WNW of Keeseville, New York

7:50 pm EST, Feb 15, 2026 · · 7.4 km deep · released about 30 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Clinton County 31 kmChittenden County 36 kmGrand Isle County 37 kmEssex County 49 kmAddison County 61 kmFranklin County 62 kmFranklin County 63 kmLamoille County 71 kmWashington County 77 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
7:50 pm EST on 15 February 2026 ()
Where
3 km (2 mi) west-northwest of Keeseville, NY · earthquakes near Keeseville
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Magnitude
M 2.0 (ml)
Depth
7.4 km below the surface
Felt
115 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
Nearest
Clinton County, 31 km NNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 191 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 23 km (14 mi) from the epicentre. In Keeseville, 3 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Peru, Plattsburgh West, Morrisonville, Plattsburgh, Cumberland Head, Burlington.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 30 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 500,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 350,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 32× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 30 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.3 8 km NNW of Au Sable Forks, New York · 14 km W of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 44.5116, -73.5208. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Clinton County, NY 31 km (19 mi) NNW earthquakes near Clinton County
Chittenden County, VT 36 km (22 mi) E earthquakes near Chittenden County
Grand Isle County, VT 37 km (23 mi) NNE earthquakes near Grand Isle County
Essex County, NY 49 km (31 mi) SSW earthquakes near Essex County
Addison County, VT 61 km (38 mi) SSE earthquakes near Addison County
Franklin County, VT 62 km (38 mi) NE earthquakes near Franklin County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

No further earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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