Massachusetts earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km SSW of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts on Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 12:48 AM EST (05:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-22 05:48:44 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.541° N, 70.993° W
Felt reports
69
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

69 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cre7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.