M2.8 earthquake 10 km N of Metropolis, Illinois
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km N of Metropolis, Illinois on Wed, Aug 11, 1982, 5:32 AM CDT (10:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km ENE of Joppa, Illinois. 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
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-11 10:32:38 UTC
- Depth
- 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.250° N, 88.730° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.911 km ENE of Joppa, Illinois · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.616 km NE of Joppa, Illinois · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.62 km SE of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois · 16078 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601763 (also filed as usp0001nz0). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.