M2.0 earthquake 4 km ESE of Cairo, Illinois
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Cairo, Illinois on Thu, Jan 13, 1977, 10:03 PM CST (04:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km NW of Oak Ridge, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-14 04:03:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.990° N, 89.130° W
- Region
- Illinois
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.37 km NW of Oak Ridge, Missouri · 18147 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.33 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 18141 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.58 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18139 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.62 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18138 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.03 km NNE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 18137 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 18131 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.63 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18126 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.66 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18126 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.05 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18123 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.212 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18122 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 18097 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 18097 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 1.75 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18159 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri · 18166 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri · 18167 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.74 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 18167 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.65 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri · 18167 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri · 18167 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Biehle, Missouri · 18167 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.47 km NW of Oak Ridge, Missouri · 18167 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 18168 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.78 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 18168 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600530. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.