The following is a list of earthquakes in Illinois.
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 | 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 | 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 | 4.0 Mw | VI | 6 | [2] | |||
November 9, 1968 | Hamilton County | 37°57′N 88°29′W / 37.95°N 88.48°W | 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 | 5.1 Mfa | VII | [3] | ||||
May 26, 1909 | Kane County | 41°36′N 88°06′W / 41.6°N 88.1°W | 5.1 Mfa | VII | [4] | ||||
October 31, 1895 | Mississippi County, MO | 37°00′N 89°24′W / 37.0°N 89.4°W | 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 | 5.2 Mfa | VII | [4] | ||||
June 9, 1838 | Marion County | 38°30′N 89°00′W / 38.5°N 89.0°W | 5.2 Mfa | VII | [2] |