Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Mount Carmel, IL
M 3.5
Latest: 2:05 am CDT on 29 June 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) NW of Mount Carmel, IL
The most recent earthquake near Mount Carmel was M 3.5, 24 km (15 mi) NW of Mount Carmel, IL, at 2:05 am CDT on 29 June 2026. 392 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 10 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.8 on 19 September 2017, 13 km (8 mi) W of Mount Carmel, IL
- Reported felt
- 8 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 10
- 3.5 24 km (15 mi) NW of Mount Carmel, IL · felt by 392
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Mount Carmel, IL · felt by 68
- 2.4 7 km (5 mi) NE of Mount Carmel, IL · felt by 3
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Mount Carmel, IL
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) NW of Mount Carmel, IL · felt by 21
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) NW of Mount Carmel, IL · felt by 28
- 3.8 13 km (8 mi) W of Mount Carmel, IL · felt by 1,489
- 3.1 13 km (8 mi) W of Mount Carmel, IL · felt by 136
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SW of Mount Carmel, IL · felt by 11
- 2.5 11 km (7 mi) NW of Mount Carmel, IL
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Mount Carmel time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Mount Carmel are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Mount Carmel; dots are the 10 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Mount Carmel:
- 5.2 2 km ESE of Claremont, Illinois · 37 km NNW of Mount Carmel
- 5.2 7 km NNE of Bellmont, Illinois · 12 km WNW of Mount Carmel
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Wabash Valley liquefaction features, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in Illinois, with the state's activity score
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