Jump to Navigation Significant Earthquakes - 2020. Maximum intensities are indicated on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale and are sourced from United States Geological Survey (USGS) ShakeMap data. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 2.6 quake was centered about four miles southwest of Bremen, Ky. in Muhlenberg County. March 18, 2020 Magna, Utah (M 5.7) 2019. 6.1 49km SW of Jarm, Afghanistan. Earthquake Information for Kentucky. #Williamsburg #Kentucky #Earthquake on May 11th, 2019. The state averages 1 earthquakes per year. The earthquake registered at a relatively minor 2.4 on the Richter scale about 40 miles southeast of Louisville at 5:23 a.m. World earthquake list. Matt Bevin has received notification that President Donald Trump has authorized assistance for certain Kentucky counties that suffered significant damage as a result of the severe flooding event commencing on February 6, 2019, and continuing through March 10, 2019.

For a summary of the seismic hazard presented by these zones, mitigating the hazard, and preparing for it, see Earthquakes in Kentucky: Hazards, mitigation, and emergency preparedness. ... Last Modified on 2019-08-21. Latest earthquakes in Kentucky, USA Earthquake list: past 30 days (4 quakes) Jump to quake statistics | archive: show . Presidential Disaster Declaration for Kentucky Counties Impacted by Flooding FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 18, 2019)* Gov. The U.S. Geological Society confirms that a 2.4 quake was reported about 5:23 a.m. Kentucky is affected by earthquakes from several seismic zones in and around the state. Enter a year from 1900 to 2020 Search. SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Some Shelby County residents may have felt a minor earthquake early Monday. Earthquake shakes Central Kentucky, US Geological Survey confirms. The strongest historic earthquake recorded inside Kentucky's borders was the magnitude 5.2 Sharpsburg earthquake of July 27, 1980, in Bath County. 2019-12-25 03:36:01 UTC 6.6 km. Earthquakes on the New Madrid Seismic Zone have hit Kentucky before, as recently as the 20th century. There are 76 earthquake incidents in Kentucky on record since 1931. 2.4 earthquake on the Illinois-Kentucky border A 2.4 magnitude earthquake was reported northeast of Kevil, Kentucky on Thursday, June 6. The quake caused an estimated $3 million in damage in Maysville (Fig. 2019-12-20 11:39:52 UTC 212.0 km. The 2012 Perry County earthquake (magnitude 4.2) caused minor damage to the Letcher County Courthouse in southeastern Kentucky. 2019-12-31 02:21:02 UTC at 02:21. All dates are listed according to UTC time. On Nov. 9, 1968, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in the seismic zone hit near Dale, Illinois. 6.3 180km W of Port Hardy, Canada. Earthquake information. 5.0 9km S of Indios, Puerto Rico. More seismology-related publications at KGS.