Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Hough, OH
No earthquake was likely felt in Hough in the 24 hours to 4:30 pm EST (21:30 UTC). The last one was M 2.9, 53 km (33 mi) ENE, at 6:55 pm EST on 5 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 304 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.5
Latest: 1:10 pm EST on 27 January 2022 · 23 km (14 mi) NE of Hough, OH
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Hough was M 2.5, 23 km (14 mi) NE of Hough, OH, at 1:10 pm EST on 27 January 2022, 5 km deep. 24 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Hough was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Hough since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Hough in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 8 months
- Last 12 months
- 0
- Since 2016
- 17 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 10 June 2019, 24 km (15 mi) NE of Hough, OH
- Reported felt
- 17 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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The last 30 days
The latest 17
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Hough, OH · felt by 8
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Hough, OH · felt by 27
- 2.4 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Hough, OH · felt by 15
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Hough, OH · felt by 2
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 9
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 24
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 5
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 7
- 2.8 24 km (15 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 365
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 2
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 8
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 4
- 2.6 20 km (13 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 359
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 11
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Hough, OH · felt by 3
- 4.0 24 km (15 mi) NE of Hough, OH · felt by 5,904
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Hough, OH · felt by 3
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 Hough time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hough are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Hough; dots are the 17 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Hough
The strongest shaking in Hough from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.0 on 10 June 2019, 24 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Hough (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.0 | 24 km | IV · Light · felt by 5,904 | |
| M 2.8 | 24 km | III · Weak · felt by 365 | |
| M 2.6 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 359 | |
| M 2.5 | 23 km | II · Weak · felt by 24 | |
| M 2.4 | 23 km | II · Weak · felt by 15 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Hough:
- 5.0 4 km NNW of Chardon, Ohio · 42 km ENE of Hough
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
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