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M 2.9mb_lg
Earthquake near Kenilworth, IL
No earthquake was likely felt in Kenilworth in the 24 hours to 10:24 pm CST (04:24 UTC). The last one was M 2.9, 21 km (13 mi) ENE, at 2:38 pm CDT on 8 July 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 612 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Kenilworth
This page: a magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded 21 km (13 mi) east-northeast of Kenilworth, IL, at 2:38 pm CDT on 8 July 2026 (19:38 UTC), 5.0 km deep. 612 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 21 km ENE of Kenilworth, Illinois
41 km (25 mi) NNE of Chicago, IL · 22 km (14 mi) NE of Evanston, IL
- When
- 2:38 pm CDT on 8 July 2026 ()
- Where
- 21 km (13 mi) east-northeast of Kenilworth, IL · earthquakes near Kenilworth
- Illinois today
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- Magnitude
- M 2.9 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 612 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Measured shaking
- intensity IV (ShakeMap)
- Nearest
- Lake County, 26 km W
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 54 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 67 km (42 mi) from the epicentre. In Kenilworth, 21 km away, the estimate is intensity III (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: Winnetka, Evanston, Wilmette, Glencoe, Northfield, Skokie.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 680 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 22,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 16,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.9 about 680 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 42.1744, -87.4862. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County, IL | 26 km (16 mi) | W | earthquakes near Lake County |
| Cook County, IL | 34 km (21 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Cook County |
| Kenosha County, WI | 56 km (35 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Kenosha County |
| DuPage County, IL | 61 km (38 mi) | SW | earthquakes near DuPage County |
| Racine County, WI | 71 km (44 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Racine County |
| Berrien County, MI | 75 km (46 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Berrien County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
No further earthquakes have 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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