United States
Earthquakes in Minnesota
ShareUSGS has not recorded an earthquake in and around Minnesota in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 4.6, 3 km SW of Donnelly, Minnesota, on 1975-07-09.
Nothing recorded in the last 30 days
USGS logged 1 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.
Recent earthquakes in and around Minnesota
USGS has not located an earthquake in and around Minnesota in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 1 in the last year.
The largest on record in and around Minnesota
Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 4.6 at 3 km SW of Donnelly, Minnesota on 1975-07-09: light: noticeable shaking, minor damage possible.
Largest since 1900 USGS
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.6 | 3 km SW of Donnelly, Minnesota | 1975-07-09 | 10.0 km deep |
| M 4.3 | Central Minnesota | 1917-09-03 | Not recorded |
| M 4.1 | 11 km N of Johnson, Minnesota | 1993-06-05 | 10.0 km deep |
How these numbers were counted
Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in and around Minnesota. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Minnesota. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-08-10. Public domain.