Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.2md
20 km SSW of Vanceburg, Kentucky
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (md)
- Depth
- 17 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Lewis County, 12 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1286 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 58 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 260,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.2 about 58 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 38.4245, -83.3778. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County, KY | 12 km (8 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Lewis County |
| Rowan County, KY | 25 km (15 mi) | N of here | earthquakes near Rowan County |
| Fleming County, KY | 29 km (18 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Fleming County |
| Carter County, KY | 32 km (20 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Carter County |
| Greenup County, KY | 42 km (26 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Greenup County |
| Elliott County, KY | 42 km (26 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Elliott County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
8 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 15 km E of Flemingsburg, Kentucky
- 2.2 2 km SSE of Concord, Kentucky
- 2.2 7 km WSW of Vanceburg, Kentucky
- 2.4 8 km SSE of Flemingsburg, Kentucky
- 2.4 9 km NW of Olive Hill, Kentucky
- 2.2 3 km SSW of Bentonville, Ohio
- 2.3 5 km WNW of Sandy Hook, Kentucky
- 2.5 3 km SW of Old Washington, 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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