A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Pleasant Hill in Louisiana. The temblor was reported at 12:47:51 / 12:47 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000rl22. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000rl22. Exact location of event, longitude -93.469 West, latitude 31.8616 North, depth = 5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/12/25 / 2025-12-27 12:47:51 / December 27, 2025 @ 12:47 pm.

Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Bossier City (c. 61 300 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Natchitoches (c. 18 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Center (c. 5 200 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Mansfield (c. 5 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bossier City, Center, Natchitoches (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 6 km NE of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.

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