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Earthquakes near Bensalem, PA

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Bensalem (population 60,427), shown in local time (America/New_York).

Latest quake near Bensalem: M1.1 · Oct 27, 2026, 06:46 AM local time · 80 km NNE of the city · 5 km deep

The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 3 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.

past hourpast daypast weekearlier in the last 90 daysbiggest on recordbigger dot = stronger quake
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1last 30 days
5last 12 months
M4.8largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Bensalem, the biggest of them M1.6. The biggest quake on record near Bensalem — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.8 of Apr 05, 2024, 14:23 UTC: 2024 Tewksbury, New Jersey Earthquake.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.8 in 2024Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Bensalem

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M1.14 km NNE of Bernardsville, New JerseyOct 27, 2026, 06:46 AM5 km80 km NNE
M1.64 km SE of Randolph, New JerseyOct 22, 2026, 05:38 AM5 km86 km NNE
M1.85 km W of Gladstone, New JerseyMay 19, 2026, 01:30 PM5 km71 km NNE
M1.51 km NNE of Califon, New JerseyFeb 13, 2026, 03:40 PM5 km70 km N
M2.45 km WSW of Bedminster, New JerseyJan 30, 2026, 03:42 PM8 km66 km NNE
M1.85 km WSW of Gladstone, New JerseyNov 21, 2025, 11:22 PM7 km69 km NNE
M3.77 km WSW of Gladstone, New JerseyApr 05, 2024, 05:59 PM4 km67 km NNE
M4.82024 Tewksbury, New Jersey EarthquakeApr 05, 2024, 10:23 AM3 km68 km NNE
M3.13 km WSW of Marlboro, New JerseySep 09, 2020, 02:00 AM6 km60 km ENE
M4.62 km W of Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaJan 15, 1994, 08:49 PM5 km96 km WNW

Earthquakes per year near Bensalem (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)

'16'17'18'191'20'21'22'232'24'25'26 YTD

M3.0–3.9   M4.0+

Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.

What the last year looked like near Bensalem

How big they were
M1.5–2.04 (80%)
M2.0–3.01 (20%)
M3.0–4.00 (0%)
M4.0–5.00 (0%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km5 (100%)
10–30 km0 (0%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 5 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 3 biggest earthquakes on record near Bensalem (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M4.82024 Tewksbury, New Jersey EarthquakeApr 05, 2024, 14:23 UTC68 km
M4.62 km W of Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaJan 16, 1994, 01:49 UTC96 km
M4.20 km E of Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaJan 16, 1994, 00:42 UTC93 km

Nearby places

Parkwood Manor, PA (2 km) · Somerton, PA (6 km) · Bustleton, PA (7 km) · Philadelphia, PA (25 km) · Trenton, NJ (22 km) · Camden, NJ (24 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 16:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 16:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.