North Dakota earthquakes

Between Oct 28, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026, the USGS recorded 1 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater in or near North Dakota. The largest was M 2.6, 2 km SE of Amidon, North Dakota, on Aug 13, 2026. 0 happened in the past 7 days.

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Past 7 days

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT (USGS snapshot)

No M 2.5+ earthquakes in or near North Dakota in the past 7 days.

By size, past year

M 2.5–2.9

M 3–3.9

M 4–4.9

M 5–5.9

M 6+

Latest 50 earthquakes (M 2.5+)

North Dakota: latest M 2.5+ earthquakes in the past year
Magnitude	Location	Time	Depth
M 2.6	2 km SE of Amidon, North Dakota	Aug 13, 2026, 7:42 PM EDT 76 days ago	5.0 km

Largest of the past year

North Dakota: 10 largest earthquakes, past 365 days
Magnitude	Location	Time	Depth
M 2.6	2 km SE of Amidon, North Dakota	Aug 13, 2026, 7:42 PM EDT 76 days ago	5.0 km

Month by month

M 2.5+ earthquakes per month (UTC)
Month	Quakes
August 2026	1

Source: USGS ComCat via the FDSN event web service, snapshot Oct 28, 2026. Matched by the USGS place name.

River gauges in North Dakota

Missouri River near Schmidt, ND · 11.9 ft
Missouri River No. 9 at Williston, ND · 22.31 ft
Missouri River No. 5A at Buford, ND · 7.28 ft

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