M3.2 earthquake 8 km WNW of Blanchard, Louisiana
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Blanchard, Louisiana on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 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
- 3.2 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-16 00:43:50 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.598° N, 93.981° W
- Region
- Louisiana
- Felt reports
- 69
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
69 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 53°
- Stations used
- 56
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e1z3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.