Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.4md
3 km SW of Rarden, Ohio
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (md)
- Depth
- 24 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Adams County, 20 km WSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1151 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 130 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 120,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 83,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 130 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 38.9003, -83.2655. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | 20 km (12 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Adams County |
| Scioto County, OH | 25 km (16 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Scioto County |
| Pike County, OH | 26 km (16 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Pike County |
| Lewis County, KY | 42 km (26 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Lewis County |
| Highland County, OH | 43 km (27 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Highland County |
| Greenup County, KY | 47 km (29 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Greenup 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.
- 2.2 2 km SSE of Concord, Kentucky
- 2.5 2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
- 2.2 7 km WSW of Vanceburg, Kentucky
- 2.2 3 km SSW of Bentonville, Ohio
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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