Earthquake Reported In Sanbornton

CONCORD, NH — A small earthquake was reported tonight just north of Concord, along I-93 in Sanbornton, according to alerts online. The quake – which measured 2.0 magnitude and about 3 kilometers deep – was reported at 6:44 p.m. on Feb. 13, 2018. The epicenter of the quake was right at the Sanbornton and Tilton town line off Gull Road near the Interstate.

There have been about 20 earthquakes reported in the central New Hampshire area during the past few years.

A year and two days ago, a 2.2 magnitude quake was reported in Bedford. In January 2017, a 1.9 quake was reported in Laconia.

Numerous earthquakes were reported in 2016, including a 2.9 quake in Warner in March. During the past two years, earthquakes have been reported in Concord, Contoocook, Sanbornton, and Warner, as well.

A 1.5 magnitude quake was reported in Plymouth in July 2015, with 2.3 and 2.1 magnitude earthquakes reported in Sanborton and Warner in April 2015, according to reports. A 2.3 magnitude earthquake hit Boscawen in May 2015.

In October 2014, a 2.5 magnitude quake hit Contoocook just a few miles south of this morning's rumbling. A year before that, a 1.7 quake hit East Side Drive in Concord.

Late last year, researchers in New Jersey reported finding a mass of warm rock beneath northern New England, including New Hampshire and Vermont. The data gathered by geophysicists suggest that a major volcanic eruption is expected in the region – millions of years from now.

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