Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Hickman, KY
M 2.6
Latest: 1:19 pm CDT on 15 April 2022 · 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Hickman was M 2.6, 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY, at 1:19 pm CDT on 15 April 2022. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 15 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 59 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.0 on 26 September 2019, 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY
- Reported felt
- 12 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) W of Hickman, KY
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Hickman, KY
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Hickman, KY
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Hickman, KY
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Hickman, KY
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY · felt by 2
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Hickman, KY · felt by 1
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY
- 2.6 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY · felt by 3
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) W of Hickman, KY
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY · felt by 1
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY · felt by 1
- 2.4 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY · felt by 2
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.6 30 km (18 mi) NW of Hickman, KY · felt by 19
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) W of Hickman, KY · felt by 2
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Hickman, KY
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) W of Hickman, KY
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Hickman, KY
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) W of Hickman, KY
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY · felt by 1
- 3.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Hickman, KY · felt by 35
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Hickman, KY
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.7 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY · felt by 3
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Hickman, KY
- 2.5 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY · felt by 2
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NW of Hickman, KY
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Hickman, KY
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 Hickman time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hickman are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Hickman; dots are the 50 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 Hickman.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, 9 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
East Prairie 29 km · New Madrid 31 km · Tiptonville 33 km · Obion 35 km · Lilbourn 38 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in Kentucky, with the state's activity score
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