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M3.1 earthquake 3 km WSW of Wickliffe, Kentucky

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Wickliffe, Kentucky on Mon, May 2, 2011, 10:02 PM CDT (03:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2011-05-03 03:02:50 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.954° N, 89.121° W
Region
Kentucky
Felt reports
51
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Explosion detonated by Army Corps of Engineers to breach Birds Point Levee and reduce flooding at Cairo, Illinois. Felt at Carbondale, Golconda, Goreville, Jonesboro, Royalton, Tamms and West Frankfort. Felt (IV) at Sikeston, Missouri. Also felt at Advance, Benton, Campbell, Cape Girardeau, Dexter, East Prairie, New Madrid and Senath. Felt (III) at Paducah, Kentucky. Also felt at Benton, Calvert City, Fancy Farm, Hickman, Hickory, La Center, Mayfield, West Paducah and Wickliffe and at Rector, Arkansas.

From the USGS event page for usp000j0xp. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

51 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84 km E of New Madrid, Missouri · 5631 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.56 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5631 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Matthews, Missouri · 5630 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSW of Marston, Missouri · 5630 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.73 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 5620 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.25 km ESE of Bernie, Missouri · 5607 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.63 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5606 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5601 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.2southeastern Missouri · 5597 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.68 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5589 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.68 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5589 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5584 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5576 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.66 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5572 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km ESE of Bernie, Missouri · 5636 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.52 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5650 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.78 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5654 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.68 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5654 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5655 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j0xp (also filed as us2011klai). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.