I can’t see your exact location or live seismic feeds, so I cannot tell you with certainty if an earthquake just happened “near you” right now. However, I can point you to the fastest, most reliable ways to check and explain what to look for.

Quick check: did one just happen?

Open one of these official “latest earthquakes” maps, then zoom into your region and check the past hour–24 hours:

  • USGS “Latest Earthquakes” interactive map (covers worldwide events; lets you filter by time window and magnitude).
  • Your national geological or seismology agency site (for example, Earthquake Canada, Japan Meteorological Agency, etc.; most have a “recent earthquakes” list or map updated in near real time).
  • Some regions have university or state/regional seismic networks (for example, Southern California Earthquake Center’s recent earthquake resources) that link directly to authoritative feeds.

If you see an event:

  • Check the time : within the last few minutes or hour.
  • Check the distance : roughly within 100–300 km is often “near” for feeling shaking, depending on magnitude and depth.
  • Check the magnitude : many people start clearly feeling around magnitude 3.5–4.0 if it’s shallow and not too far away.

How to cross-check what you felt

If you felt:

  • Sudden, short shaking or a jolt, rattling windows, or things on shelves moving.
  • A low rumble, followed by rolling motion.

Then do this:

  1. Go to the “Latest Earthquakes” map or your local agency’s “recent earthquakes” page.
  1. Filter to the past hour or past day and zoom to your area.
  2. Compare the local time of the event to when you noticed shaking.
  3. Check the reported intensity or “felt” reports if available (many sites show community reports from a “Did you feel it?” type form).

If the time, distance, and magnitude roughly match, there likely was an earthquake you just felt.

What to do if you just felt one

Even small quakes are a good reminder to think safety:

  • If shaking is happening now:
    • Drop to your hands and knees, cover your head and neck, and hold on to something sturdy if available (standard “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” guidance).
  • After shaking stops:
    • Check for hazards like broken glass, gas smell, or unstable furniture before moving around.
    • Expect aftershocks , especially after a stronger quake; these can follow minutes to days later.
  • For larger events:
    • Listen to local authorities (radio, official apps, government alerts) for tsunami warnings or evacuation instructions in coastal areas.

Where you can report what you felt

Many agencies let you submit a quick “I felt it” report:

  • USGS “Did You Feel It?” collects your experience and shows intensity maps made from people’s reports.
  • Regional networks and national centers often have similar forms linked from their “recent earthquakes” pages.

Filling these out helps scientists understand how strongly the quake was felt in different places and improves future hazard assessments.

If you’re still unsure

If the maps don’t show anything near you in the last hour or so:

  • You may have felt a small, very local quake below the reporting threshold (many sites only show events above magnitude 2.5–3.0, and even higher for global lists).
  • The sensation might have been something else (strong wind, a heavy truck, construction blast, building or mechanical vibration).

Because I can’t see your exact position or live feeds, the best I can do is guide you to those official maps and lists and help you interpret what you see there.

If you tell me your country/region and roughly when you felt it (local time), I can explain more precisely what magnitude and distance would fit what you experienced and how to read the relevant “recent earthquakes” pages.