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Earthquakes in North Dakota
ShareUSGS has not recorded an earthquake in and around North Dakota in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 3.5, 10 km SW of Grenora, North Dakota, on 1998-11-11.
Nothing recorded in the last 30 days
USGS logged 0 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.
Recent earthquakes in and around North Dakota
USGS has not located an earthquake in and around North Dakota in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 0 in the last year.
The largest on record in and around North Dakota
Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 3.5 at 10 km SW of Grenora, North Dakota on 1998-11-11: minor: often felt, rarely causes damage.
Largest since 1900 USGS
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.5 | 10 km SW of Grenora, North Dakota | 1998-11-11 | 5.0 km deep |
| M 3.3 | 22 km ESE of Williston, North Dakota | 2012-09-28 | 5.0 km deep |
| M 3.3 | 13 km SSW of Grenora, North Dakota | 1982-03-09 | 18.0 km deep |
| M 2.6 | 6 km ESE of Goodrich, North Dakota | 2008-11-15 | 18.0 km deep |
How these numbers were counted
Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in and around North Dakota. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering North Dakota. 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.