List of earthquakes in Illinois
The following is a list of earthquakes in Illinois.
Earthquakes
| Date | Area | Epicenter | Mag. | MMI | Depth (km) |
Deaths | Injuries | Total damage / notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2008 | Wabash County | 38°27′N 87°53′W / 38.45°N 87.89°W / 38.45; -87.89 | 5.4 Mw | VII | 11.6 | 2 | Limited / strike-slip (left lateral) | ||
| June 10, 1987 | Richland County | 38°42′47″N 87°57′14″W / 38.713°N 87.954°W / 38.713; -87.954 | 5.0 Mw | VI | 10 | [1] | |||
| September 15, 1972 | Lee County | 41°38′42″N 89°22′08″W / 41.645°N 89.369°W / 41.645; -89.369 | 4.0 Mw | VI | 6 | [2] | |||
| November 9, 1968 | Hamilton County | 37°57′N 88°29′W / 37.95°N 88.48°W / 37.95; -88.48 | 5.4 Mw | VII | 25 | Limited / dip-slip (reverse) | |||
| April 9, 1917 | Randolph County | 38°06′N 90°12′W / 38.1°N 90.2°W / 38.1; -90.2 | 5.1 Mfa | VII | [3] | ||||
| May 26, 1909 | Kane County | 41°36′N 88°06′W / 41.6°N 88.1°W / 41.6; -88.1 | 5.1 Mfa | VII | [4] | ||||
| October 31, 1895 | Mississippi County, MO | 37°00′N 89°24′W / 37.0°N 89.4°W / 37.0; -89.4 | 5.9 Mfa | VIII | Damage at Cairo, Illinois | [5] | |||
| September 27, 1891 | Hamilton County | 38°15′N 88°30′W / 38.25°N 88.5°W / 38.25; -88.5 | 5.2 Mfa | VII | [4] | ||||
| June 9, 1838 | Marion County | 38°30′N 89°00′W / 38.5°N 89.0°W / 38.5; -89.0 | 5.2 Mfa | VII | [2] | ||||
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See also
- 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes
- Geology of Illinois
- New Madrid Seismic Zone
- Sandwich Fault Zone
- Wabash Valley Seismic Zone
Notes
- ^ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224, 228, 229
- ^ a b Stover & Coffman 1993, p. 224
- ^ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224, 226, 227
- ^ a b Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224–225
- ^ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 262, 263
References
- Stover, Carl W.; Coffman, Jerry L. (1993). "Illinois". Seismicity of the United States, 1568–1989 (revised). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Earthquakes in Illinois.
- Illinois Earthquakes – Western Illinois University
- Earthquakes in Illinois: 1795–2015 – Illinois State Geological Survey
- Information by Region-Illinois – United States Geological Survey