Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.5md
1 km W of Belk, Alabama
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.5 (md)
- Depth
- 0.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- 7 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Fayette County, 19 km ENE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1836 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 7 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 200 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 75,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 53,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4.7× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.5 about 200 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 33.6503, -87.9512. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County, AL | 19 km (12 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Fayette County |
| Lamar County, AL | 20 km (12 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Lamar County |
| Pickens County, AL | 42 km (26 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Pickens County |
| Lowndes County, MS | 49 km (31 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Lowndes County |
| Marion County, AL | 55 km (34 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Marion County |
| Monroe County, MS | 56 km (35 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Monroe County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
1 earthquake has 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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