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
7 km (4.3 mi) NNE of Bellmont , Wabash County
38°27′07″N 87°53′10″W / 38.452°N 87.886°W / 38.452; -87.886
5.2
VII
14.3
2
Limited / strike-slip (left lateral)
[ 1]
June 10, 1987
2 km (1.2 mi) ESE of Claremont , Richland County
38°42′36″N 87°57′00″W / 38.710°N 87.950°W / 38.710; -87.950
5.2
VII
4.6
[ 2] [ 3]
September 15, 1972
8 km (5.0 mi) SSW of Amboy , Lee County
41°38′42″N 89°22′08″W / 41.645°N 89.369°W / 41.645; -89.369
4.0
VI
11
[ 4] [ 5]
November 9, 1968
5 km (3.1 mi) SSW of Norris City , White County
37°56′17″N 88°21′25″W / 37.938°N 88.357°W / 37.938; -88.357
5.3
VII
15.7
Limited / dip-slip (reverse)
[ 6]
April 9, 1917
7 km (4.3 mi) S of Fults , Monroe County
38°06′N 90°12′W / 38.1°N 90.2°W / 38.1; -90.2
5.1
VII
Damage at St. Louis
[ 7] [ 8]
May 26, 1909
3 km (1.9 mi) WNW of Lockport , Will County
41°36′N 88°06′W / 41.6°N 88.1°W / 41.6; -88.1
5.1
VII
Damage at Aurora , Kane County
[ 9] [ 10]
October 31, 1895
Charleston , Mississippi County, Missouri
36°54′N 89°18′W / 36.9°N 89.3°W / 36.9; -89.3
5.8
VIII
Damage at Cairo
[ 11] [ 12]
September 27, 1891
Hamilton County
38°15′N 88°30′W / 38.25°N 88.5°W / 38.25; -88.5
5.2
VII
Damage at Mount Vernon
[ 9] [ 13]
June 9, 1838
Marion County
38°30′N 89°00′W / 38.5°N 89.0°W / 38.5; -89.0
5.2
VII
[ 4]
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See also
Notes
^ "M 5.2 – 7 km NNE of Bellmont, Illinois" . United States Geological Survey. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2024 .
^ Stover & Coffman 1993 , pp. 224, 228, 229
^ "M 5.2 – 2 km ESE of Claremont, Illinois" . United States Geological Survey. 10 June 1987. Retrieved 14 May 2024 .
^ a b Stover & Coffman 1993 , p. 224
^ "M 4.0 – 8 km SSW of Amboy, Illinois" . United States Geological Survey. 15 September 1972. Retrieved 13 May 2024 .
^ "M 5.3 – 5 km SSW of Norris City, Illinois" . United States Geological Survey. 9 November 1968. Retrieved 13 May 2024 .
^ Stover & Coffman 1993 , pp. 224, 226, 227
^ "M 5.1 – 7 km S of Fults, Illinois" . United States Geological Survey. 9 April 1917. Retrieved 12 May 2024 .
^ a b Stover & Coffman 1993 , pp. 224–225
^ "M 5.1 – 3 km WNW of Lockport, Illinois" . United States Geological Survey. 26 May 1909. Retrieved 12 May 2024 .
^ Stover & Coffman 1993 , pp. 262, 263
^ "M 5.8 – Near Charleston, Missouri" . 31 October 1895. Retrieved 12 May 2024 .
^ Street, R. L. (1980). "The southern Illinois earthquake of September 27, 1891" . Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America . 70 (3): 915– 920. doi :10.1785/BSSA0700030915 .
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