Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near La Center, KY
M 2.6
Latest: 12:07 am CDT on 23 August 2023 · 24 km (15 mi) SW of La Center, KY
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near La Center was M 2.6, 24 km (15 mi) SW of La Center, KY, at 12:07 am CDT on 23 August 2023. 10 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 33 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.6 on 15 March 2017, 25 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY
- Reported felt
- 23 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 33
- 2.5 17 km (11 mi) E of La Center, KY · felt by 66
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNW of La Center, KY · felt by 5
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Center, KY · felt by 4
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) ENE of La Center, KY · felt by 7
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) NNW of La Center, KY · felt by 2
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) S of La Center, KY · felt by 1
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) NNE of La Center, KY · felt by 1
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of La Center, KY · felt by 10
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) W of La Center, KY · felt by 1
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Center, KY
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SW of La Center, KY · felt by 2
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) SW of La Center, KY
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) ENE of La Center, KY · felt by 4
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) SE of La Center, KY · felt by 1
- 2.8 27 km (17 mi) SW of La Center, KY · felt by 18
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) ENE of La Center, KY
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NE of La Center, KY
- 2.3 7 km (4 mi) SE of La Center, KY · felt by 3
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) SSW of La Center, KY
- 3.3 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY · felt by 86
- 2.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of La Center, KY · felt by 4
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY
- 3.2 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY · felt by 16
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY
- 2.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY · felt by 1
- 3.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY · felt by 83
- 2.2 4 km (3 mi) S of La Center, KY · felt by 4
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) SSW of La Center, KY
- 2.8 25 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY · felt by 14
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Center, KY · felt by 11
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) SSW of La Center, KY
- 2.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of La Center, KY
- 3.5 15 km (9 mi) N of La Center, KY · felt by 215
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 La Center time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Center are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is La Center; dots are the 33 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 La Center.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- St. Louis-Cape Girardeau liquefaction features, 15 km from its surface trace
- Wabash Valley liquefaction features, 22 km from its surface trace
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, 26 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Cairo 20 km · Paducah 33 km · Charleston 38 km
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