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M 2.0md
Earthquake near Fairview Park, IN
No earthquake was likely felt in Fairview Park in the 24 hours to 6:12 am EST (11:12 UTC). The last one was M 3.5, 133 km (83 mi) SSW, at 3:05 am EDT on 29 June 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 392 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Fairview Park
This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded in Fairview Park, IN, at 10:38 pm EST on 28 November 2024 (03:38 UTC), 6.8 km deep. 17 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 1 km SE of Fairview Park, Indiana
23 km (15 mi) N of Terre Haute, IN · 108 km (67 mi) W of Indianapolis, IN
- When
- 10:38 pm EST on 28 November 2024 ()
- Where
- in Fairview Park, IN · earthquakes near Fairview Park
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (md)
- Depth
- 6.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- 17 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Vermillion County, 21 km NNW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Wabash Valley liquefaction features, under 1 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 647 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 23 km (14 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Clinton, North Terre Haute, Rockville, Terre Haute, Seelyville, West Terre Haute.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 28 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 540,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 380,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 34× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 28 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.1 Wabash River Valley, Indiana · 23 km NE of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 39.6735, -87.4060. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermillion County, IN | 21 km (13 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Vermillion County |
| Parke County, IN | 21 km (13 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Parke County |
| Vigo County, IN | 27 km (17 mi) | S | earthquakes near Vigo County |
| Edgar County, IL | 29 km (18 mi) | W | earthquakes near Edgar County |
| Clay County, IN | 40 km (25 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Clay County |
| Putnam County, IN | 47 km (29 mi) | E | earthquakes near Putnam County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
No further earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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