The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.7 quake in the United States near Bossier City, Bossier County, Louisiana, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday, March 5th, 2026, at 5:30 am local time at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Hall Summit (pop. 280) located 9 miles from the epicenter, and Coushatta (pop. 1,900) 11 miles away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Mansfield (pop. 4,900) located 17 miles from the epicenter, Red Chute (pop. 6,300) 29 miles away, Bossier City (pop. 68,100) 30 miles away, Shreveport (pop. 187,600) 31 miles away, and Natchitoches (pop. 18,400) 34 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ruston (pop. 22,300) located 54 miles from the epicenter, and Marshall (pop. 23,800) 60 miles away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 5, 2026 11:30 am (Universal Time) local time (5 Mar 2026 11:30 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 32.14°N / 93.4°W (Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States)Primary data source: GFZ