M2.8 earthquake 5 km E of Kenvir, Kentucky
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km E of Kenvir, Kentucky on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 1:58 PM EST (18:58 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km E of Kenvir, Kentucky. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-27 18:58:20 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.850° N, 83.092° W
- Region
- Kentucky
- 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
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.54 km E of Kenvir, Kentucky · 14179 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0Kentucky-Tennessee border region · 14178 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60694 (also filed as usp0003amn). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.