M3.0 earthquake 3 km NW of Edgewood, Ohio
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Edgewood, Ohio on Mon, Jul 13, 1987, 3:52 AM EDT (07:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-13 07:52:12 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.900° N, 80.800° W
- Region
- Ohio
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in the Ashtabula area. Held to mainshock location.
From the USGS event page for usp00036mh. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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
- 2.93 km NW of Edgewood, Ohio · 14325 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.83 km NW of Edgewood, Ohio · 14324 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.73 km NW of Edgewood, Ohio · 14322 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036mh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.