Kentucky earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km S of Clinton, Kentucky

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km S of Clinton, Kentucky on Mon, Apr 3, 1978, 1:52 AM CST (07:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 southeastern Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mlg), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-04-03 07:52:28 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.610° N, 89.000° W
Region
Kentucky
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0southeastern Missouri · 17704 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.7southeastern Missouri · 17703 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.75 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17702 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17697 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17691 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17687 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.52 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17684 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.53 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.74 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.51 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17678 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.68 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17674 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.88 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 17669 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17669 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.86 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.78 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 17664 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.80 km S of Cooter, Missouri · 17659 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.813 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.64 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17658 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17656 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.36 km NNW of Malden, Missouri · 17656 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.55 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.37 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17652 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.84 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17651 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.97 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17651 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.99 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.54 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17645 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 17706 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.68 km NE of Parma, Missouri · 17707 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.54 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17707 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.61 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17708 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.66 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 17720 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.96 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17724 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.54 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600685. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.