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M 2.6md
Earthquake near Jackson, OH
No earthquake was likely felt in Jackson in the 24 hours to 7:21 pm EST (00:21 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 2 km (1 mi) W, at 8:07 am EST on 26 November 2025, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Jackson
This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 23 km (14 mi) southeast of Jackson, OH, at 9:25 am EST on 8 March 2016 (14:25 UTC), 20 km deep.
USGS: 0 km N of Thurman, Ohio
- When
- 9:25 am EST on 8 March 2016 ()
- Where
- 23 km (14 mi) southeast of Jackson, OH · earthquakes near Jackson
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (md)
- Depth
- 20 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Gallia County, 16 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3831 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 47 km (29 mi) from the epicentre. In Jackson, 23 km away, the estimate is intensity II (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: Gallipolis, Wellston, Point Pleasant.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 240 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 63,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 240 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 38.9045, -82.4450. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallia County, OH | 16 km (10 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Gallia County |
| Jackson County, OH | 19 km (12 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Jackson County |
| Lawrence County, OH | 34 km (21 mi) | S | earthquakes near Lawrence County |
| Vinton County, OH | 39 km (24 mi) | N | earthquakes near Vinton County |
| Mason County, WV | 39 km (24 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Mason County |
| Meigs County, OH | 41 km (26 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Meigs County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
9 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.3 2 km W of Jackson, Ohio
- 3.1 2 km NNW of Oak Hill, Ohio
- 2.5 13 km SSW of Rio Grande, Ohio
- 2.5 6 km ESE of Cheshire, Ohio
- 2.5 12 km WNW of Athalia, Ohio
- 2.3 3 km NW of South Webster, Ohio
- 2.9 2 km SE of South Shore, Kentucky
- 3.4 1 km S of McArthur, Ohio
- 2.5 2 km NW of Athalia, 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
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