Table of Minnesota's Earthquakes
| Epicenter (Nearest Town) | County | Lat. | Long. | Date | Maximum Intensity |
Magnitude
|
|
|
1
|
Long Prairie | Todd |
46.1 | 94.9 | 1860-'61 |
VI-VII
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
New Prague | Scott | 44.6 | 93.5 | Dec. 16, 1860 |
VI
|
4.7
|
|
3
|
St. Vincent | Kittson | 49.0 | 97.2 | Dec. 28, 1880 |
II-IV
|
3.6
|
|
4
|
New Ulm | Brown | 44.3 | 94.5 | Feb. 5-Feb. 12, 1881 |
VI
|
3.0-4.0
|
|
5
|
Red Lake | Beltrami | 47.9 | 95.0 | Feb. 6, 1917 |
V
|
3.8
|
|
6
|
Staples | Todd | 46.34 | 94.63 | Sept. 3, 1917 |
VI-VII
|
4.3
|
|
7
|
Bowstring | Itasca | 47.5 | 93.8 | Dec. 23, 1928 |
IV
|
3.8
|
|
8
|
Detroit Lakes | Becker | 46.9 | 96.0 | Jan. 28, 1939 |
IV
|
3.9
|
|
9
|
Alexandria | Douglas | 46.1 | 95.2 | Feb. 15, 1950 |
V
|
3.6
|
|
10
|
Pipestone | Pipestone | 44.0 | 96.4 | Sept. 28, 1964 |
---
|
3.4
|
|
11
|
Morris | Stevens | 45.50 | 96.10 | July 9, 1975 |
VI
|
4.6 - 4.8
|
|
12
|
Milaca | Mille Lacs | 45.85 | 93.75 | Mar. 5, 1979 |
---
|
1.0
|
|
13
|
Evergreen | Becker | 46.78 | 95.55 | Apr. 16, 1979 |
---
|
3.1
|
|
14
|
Rush City | Chisago | 45.72 | 92.9 | May 14, 1979 |
---
|
0.1
|
|
15
|
Nisswa | Crow Wing | 46.50 | 94.33 | July 26, 1979 |
III
|
1.0
|
|
16
|
Cottage Grove | Washington | 44.84 | 92.93 | Apr. 24, 1981 |
III-IV
|
3.6
|
|
17
|
Walker | Cass | 47.10 | 94.6 | Sept. 27, 1982 |
II
|
2.0
|
|
18
|
NW of Morris | Stevens | 45.67 | 96.29 | June 4, 1993 |
V-VI
|
4.1
|
|
19
|
Granite Falls | Yellow Medicine | 44.86 | 95.56 | Feb. 9, 1994 |
V
|
3.1
|
