List of earthquakes in Illinois
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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 | 38.452°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 | 38.710°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 | 41.645°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 | 37.938°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 | 38.1°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 | 41.6°N 88.1°W | 5.1 Mfa | VII | Damage at Aurora, Kane County | [9][10] | |||
| October 31, 1895 | Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri | 36.9°N 89.3°W | 5.8 Mfa | VIII | Damage at Cairo | [11][12] | |||
| September 27, 1891 | Hamilton County | 38.25°N 88.5°W | 5.2 Mfa | VII | Damage at Mount Vernon | [9][13] | |||
| June 9, 1838 | Marion County | 38.5°N 89.0°W | 5.2 Mfa | VII | [4] | ||||
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