The following is a list of earthquakes in Illinois.
Date | Area | Epicenter | MMI | Depth (km) | Deaths | Injuries | Total damage / notes | Source | ||
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7km (04miles) NNE of Bellmont, Wabash County | 38.452°N -87.886°W | 5.2 | VII | 14.3 | 2 | Limited / strike-slip (left lateral) | [1] | |||
2km (01miles) ESE of Claremont, Richland County | 38.71°N -87.95°W | 5.2 | VII | 4.6 | [2] | |||||
8km (05miles) SSW of Amboy, Lee County | 41.645°N -89.369°W | 4.0 | VI | 11 | [3] | |||||
5km (03miles) SSW of Norris City, White County | 37.938°N -88.357°W | 5.3 | VII | 15.7 | Limited / dip-slip (reverse) | [4] | ||||
7km (04miles) S of Fults, Monroe County | 38.1°N -90.2°W | 5.1 | VII | Damage at St. Louis | [5] | |||||
3km (02miles) WNW of Lockport, Will County | 41.6°N -88.1°W | 5.1 | VII | Damage at Aurora, Kane County | [6] | |||||
Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri | 36.9°N -89.3°W | 5.8 | VIII | Damage at Cairo | [7] | |||||
Hamilton County | 38.25°N -88.5°W | 5.2 | VII | Damage at Mount Vernon | [8] | |||||
Marion County | 38.5°N -89°W | 5.2 | VII | |||||||
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