The following is a list of earthquakes in Illinois.
Earthquakes
[edit]| 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 | 5.2 Mw | 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 | 5.2 Mw | 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 | 4.0 Mw | 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 | 5.3 Mw | 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 | 5.1 Mfa | 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 | 5.1 Mfa | 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 | 5.8 Mfa | VIII | Damage at Cairo | [11][12] | |||
| September 27, 1891 | Hamilton County | 38°15′N 88°30′W / 38.25°N 88.5°W | 5.2 Mfa | VII | Damage at Mount Vernon | [9][13] | |||
| June 9, 1838 | Marion County | 38°30′N 89°00′W / 38.5°N 89.0°W | 5.2 Mfa | VII | [4] | ||||
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See also
[edit]- 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
- Geology of Illinois
- Illinois Basin
- New Madrid Seismic Zone
- Sandwich Fault Zone
- Wabash Valley Seismic Zone
Notes
[edit]- ^ "M 5.2 - 7 km NNE of Bellmont, Illinois". USGS. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224, 228, 229
- ^ "M 5.2 - 2 km ESE of Claremont, Illinois". USGS. 10 June 1987. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b Stover & Coffman 1993, p. 224
- ^ "M 4.0 - 8 km SSW of Amboy, Illinois". USGS. 15 September 1972. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "M 5.3 - 5 km SSW of Norris City, Illinois". USGS. 9 November 1968. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224, 226, 227
- ^ "M 5.1 - 7 km S of Fults, Illinois". USGS. 9 April 1917. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224–225
- ^ "M 5.1 - 3 km WNW of Lockport, Illinois". USGS. 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.
References
[edit]- Bakun, W. H.; Hopper, M. G. (2004). Catalog of significant historical earthquakes in the Central United States (PDF) (Report). Open-File Report 2004-1086. doi:10.3133/ofr20041086.
- 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.
Further reading
[edit]- "Information by Region-Illinois". United States Geological Survey.
- Stover, C. W.; Reagor, B. G.; Algermissen, S. T. (1979). Seismicity map of the State of Illinois (Report). Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1143. United States Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/mf1143.
- "Subject Guides - Illinois Earthquakes". Western Illinois University.
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