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Date Area Epicenter Mag. MMI Depth (km) Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Source April 18, 2008: 7 km (4.3 mi) NNE of Bellmont, Wabash County: 5.2 M w: VII 14.3 2 Limited / strike-slip (left lateral)
The earthquake was one of the most widely felt in U.S. history, largely affecting 23 states over an area of 580,000 sq mi (1,500,000 km 2). In studying its cause, scientists discovered the Cottage Grove Fault in the Southern Illinois Basin .
The 2008 Illinois earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the Midwest state of Illinois. This moderate strike-slip shock measured 5.2 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong) .
1983 Borah Peak earthquake Illinois: 5.3 November 9, 1968 1968 Illinois earthquake Indiana: 5.1 September 27, 1909 1909 Wabash River earthquake Iowa: 5.0–5.1 November 12, 1934 [45] Kansas: 5.1 April 24, 1867 1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake Kentucky: 7.6–7.9 December 16, 1811 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes Louisiana: 4.2 M L: October ...
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled northern Illinois and parts of three other states early Wednesday, awakening some residents and spurring reports to 911 about homes shaking, the U.S. Geological ...
Earthquakes in the New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones from 1974 to 2002, with magnitudes larger than 2.5. The zone had four of the largest earthquakes in recorded North American history, with moment magnitudes estimated to be as large as 7 or greater, all occurring within a 3-month period between December 1811 and February 1812. Many of ...
Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [1] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [2] which is complete to December 2005. From January 2006, earthquake locations are from the United States Geological Survey's Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE) [3] monthly listing.