Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6md
5 km SW of Bremen, Kentucky
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (md)
- Depth
- 27 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Muhlenberg County, 16 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2321 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 250 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 61,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 43,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.8× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 250 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.
Where
Epicentre 37.3225, -87.2585. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg County, KY | 16 km (10 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Muhlenberg County |
| McLean County, KY | 23 km (14 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near McLean County |
| Hopkins County, KY | 25 km (16 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Hopkins County |
| Ohio County, KY | 40 km (25 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Ohio County |
| Webster County, KY | 44 km (27 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Webster County |
| Daviess County, KY | 48 km (30 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Daviess County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
4 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.5 7 km N of Nebo, Kentucky
- 2.5 7 km W of Calhoun, Kentucky
- 3.0 6 km W of Calhoun, Kentucky
- 2.4 6 km SW of Dixon, Kentucky
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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