List of earthquakes in Illinois

Map of seismic zones and faults in Illinois
Map of seismic zones and faults in Illinois

The following is a list of earthquakes in Illinois.

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Earthquakes

Date Time
(UTC)		 Time
(Local)		 Name Area Magnitude Epicenter Depth
(km)		 Fatalities Source
Jun 9, 1838 14:45 1838 Southern Illinois earthquake Walnut Hill, Marion County 5.2 38°30′N 89°00′W / 38.5°N 89.0°W / 38.5; -89.0 - [1]
Sep 27, 1891 04:55 1891 Illinois earthquake near Mount Vernon Aden, Hamilton County 5.2 38°15′N 88°30′W / 38.25°N 88.5°W / 38.25; -88.5 - [2]
May 26, 1909 14:42 08:42 1909 Aurora, Illinois earthquake Aurora, Kane County 5.1 41°36′N 88°06′W / 41.6°N 88.1°W / 41.6; -88.1 0 [3][4][5]
Apr 9, 1917 20:52 1917 Illinois earthquake Prairie du Rocher, Randolph County 5.1 38°06′N 90°12′W / 38.1°N 90.2°W / 38.1; -90.2 0 [6]
Nov 9, 1968 17:01:40.5 11:01:40.5 1968 Illinois earthquake Broughton, Hamilton County 5.4 37°57′N 88°29′W / 37.95°N 88.48°W / 37.95; -88.48 25 0 [7][8][9]
Sep 15, 1972 05:22:11 12:22:11 1972 Illinois earthquake Amboy, Lee County 4.0 41°38′42″N 89°22′08″W / 41.645°N 89.369°W / 41.645; -89.369 6 0 [10][11]
Jun 10, 1987 23:48:54 18:48:54 1987 Illinois earthquake Olney, Richland County 4.9 38°42′47″N 87°57′14″W / 38.713°N 87.954°W / 38.713; -87.954 9.7 0 [12][13]
Jun 28, 2004 06:10:51 01:10:51 2004 LaSalle County, Illinois earthquake Prairie Center, LaSalle County 4.2 41°26′35″N 88°55′37″W / 41.443°N 88.927°W / 41.443; -88.927 5 0 [14][15][16][17]
Apr 18, 2008 09:37:00 04:37:00 2008 Illinois earthquake Lick Prairie Precinct, Wabash County 5.4 38°27′N 87°53′W / 38.45°N 87.89°W / 38.45; -87.89 11.6 0 [18][19]
Feb 10, 2010 09:59:35 03:59:35 2010 Illinois earthquake Virgil, Kane County 3.8 41°58′08″N 88°29′53″W / 41.969°N 88.498°W / 41.969; -88.498 10 0 [20]
Nov 4, 2013 18:35:33 12:35:33 2013 McCook, Illinois earthquake Summit, Cook County 3.2 41°48′00″N 87°49′30″W / 41.800°N 87.825°W / 41.800; -87.825 1 0 [21]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Stover & Coffman 1993, p. 224
  2. ↑ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224–225
  3. ↑ "Historic Earthquakes - Aurora, Illinois 1909". Earthquake Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224–225
  5. ↑ Huysken, K. T.; Fujita, K. (2013), "A Reevaluation of the Intensities of the Northern Illinois Earthquake of 1909", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (Seismological Society of America) 103: 2810–2823, doi:10.1785/0120130003
  6. ↑ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224, 226, 227
  7. ↑ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224, 228
  8. ↑ "Historic Earthquakes - Southern Illinois 1968". Earthquake Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  9. ↑ Stauder, William; Nuttli, Otto W. (June 1970). "Seismic studies: South central Illinois earthquake of November 9, 1968". Bulletin of the Seismological Association of America 60 (3): 973–981. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  10. ↑ USGS 2014
  11. ↑ Heigold, Paul C. (December 1972). "Full text of "Notes on the earthquake of September 15, 1972, in northern Illinois". Illinois State Geological Society. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 224, 228, 229
  13. ↑ "M4.9 - Illinois". USGS. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. ↑ Howlett, Debbie (28 June 2004). "Earthquakes jolt Midwest, Alaska". USA Today. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "Magnitude 4.2 - ILLINOIS Earthquake Details". United States Geological Survey. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  16. ↑ "M4.2 – Illinois Responses". U.S. Geological Survey. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  17. ↑ Kim, Won-Young. "June 28, 2004, Ottawa, Illinois Earthquake". Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  18. ↑ "Magnitude 5.4 - ILLINOIS". USGS. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Yang, H.; Zhu, L.; Chu, R. (2009), "Fault-Plane Determination of the 18 April 2008 Mount Carmel, Illinois, Earthquake by Detecting and Relocating Aftershocks" (PDF), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (Seismological Society of America) 99 (6): 3413–3420, doi:10.1785/0120090038
  20. ↑ "Magnitude 3.8 - ILLINOIS". USGS. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "M3.2 - 1km NW of Summit, Illinois". USGS. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

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