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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
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
- Region
- Massachusetts
- 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.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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.
Before
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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.