Was That an Earthquake?
If you just felt shaking, check here first. This lists every earthquake recorded near you in the last few hours, straight from the USGS, EMSC and national seismic networks.
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Nothing recorded near you in the last few hours
No earthquake has been detected within the radius shown above. That does not mean you imagined it — very small quakes are often not published, and detection depends on how many instruments are nearby. But if nothing appears within about 300 km, what you felt was more likely local: heavy vehicles, construction work, a passing train, or wind loading on a tall building.
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Full earthquake tracker →If it was an earthquake, what now?
- Expect aftershocks. They can follow for hours or weeks, and a smaller aftershock can bring down something the main quake weakened.
- Check the structure before you settle back in — new cracks through columns or beams, doors that have stopped closing, floors that have started to slope, or ceilings sagging. Our guide to building collapse warning signs covers what matters.
- Do not use lifts.
- If you smell gas, shut the supply off, open windows and do not use switches or flames.
- Keep phone lines free for emergency use; send a message rather than calling.
- Near the coast after a strong quake, move inland and uphill without waiting for an official tsunami warning.
Why you can feel one that is not listed
Detection is not uniform. Quakes below roughly magnitude 2.5 are often not published at all, and how many instruments sit nearby varies enormously between countries.
Depth matters as much as magnitude: a magnitude 3 at 5 km can feel sharper than a magnitude 5 at 200 km. Early magnitudes are automatic estimates and are frequently revised in the first hour.
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