What the records say
- When
- 18 Apr 2008
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 38.45° N, 87.89° W
- Depth km
- 14
2008 Illinois earthquake
Earthquake in Illinois, USA
The 2008 Illinois earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the Midwest state of Illinois. This moderate strike-slip shock measured 5.2 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). It occurred at 04:36:59 local time on April 18 near Bellmont and Mount Carmel, Illinois, within the Wabash Valley seismic zone.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 5.4 Illinois earthquake strikes southeastern Illinois with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing several injuries and limited damage”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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