Earthquakes near West Frankfort, IL

The latest 6

1. 2.4 18 km (11 mi) NNW of West Frankfort, IL Sep 14, 2026
   6:47 am CDT
2. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) E of West Frankfort, IL · felt by 1 Jul 24, 2023
   5:57 pm CDT
3. 2.2 9 km (6 mi) N of West Frankfort, IL · felt by 11 Jul 10, 2022
   5:31 pm CDT
4. 2.3 15 km (10 mi) ENE of West Frankfort, IL · felt by 21 Mar 22, 2021
   7:27 am CDT
5. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) E of West Frankfort, IL · felt by 1 May 6, 2020
   7:23 am CDT
6. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SE of West Frankfort, IL Jun 27, 2017
   11:01 am CDT

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 West Frankfort time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after West Frankfort are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is West Frankfort; dots are the 6 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of West Frankfort.

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
• St. Louis-Cape Girardeau liquefaction features, 33 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

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• Earthquakes in Illinois, with the state's activity score

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