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M 2.3md
Earthquake near Moores Mill, AL
No earthquake was likely felt in Moores Mill in the 24 hours to 8:42 am CST (14:42 UTC). The last one was M 4.9, 710 km (441 mi) WSW, at 5:30 am CST on 5 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,576 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Moores Mill
This page: a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 10 km (6 mi) east-southeast of Moores Mill, AL, at 9:45 pm CDT on 14 July 2019 (02:45 UTC), 5.4 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 10 km ESE of Moores Mill, Alabama
27 km (17 mi) ENE of Huntsville, AL
- When
- 9:45 pm CDT on 14 July 2019 ()
- Where
- 10 km (6 mi) east-southeast of Moores Mill, AL · earthquakes near Moores Mill
- Magnitude
- M 2.3 (md)
- Depth
- 5.4 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Madison County, 14 km WSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2601 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 38 km (24 mi) from the epicentre. In Moores Mill, 10 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). 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: New Market, Meridianville, Huntsville, Hazel Green, Owens Cross Roads, Redstone Arsenal.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 91 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 170,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 120,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 10× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.3 about 91 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 since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
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 34.8107, -86.4127. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County, AL | 14 km (8 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Madison County |
| Jackson County, AL | 40 km (25 mi) | E | earthquakes near Jackson County |
| Lincoln County, TN | 40 km (25 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Lincoln County |
| Franklin County, TN | 48 km (30 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Limestone County, AL | 52 km (32 mi) | W | earthquakes near Limestone County |
| Moore County, TN | 53 km (33 mi) | N | earthquakes near Moore County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
5 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.4 3 km SSW of Park City, Tennessee
- 2.3 0 km NNE of Section, Alabama
- 2.4 5 km SSW of Gurley, Alabama
- 2.7 6 km NW of Hazel Green, Alabama
- 2.6 13 km SE of Triana, Alabama
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
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