Indiana earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km NNW of Emison, Indiana

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Emison, Indiana on Thu, May 10, 2012, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 0 km NW of Emison, Indiana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mlg), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-10 22:07:19 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.817° N, 87.465° W
Region
Indiana
Felt reports
24
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

24 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.47
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.10 km NW of Emison, Indiana · 5253 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 144

Before

  1. 2.24 km W of Washington, Indiana · 5283 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 11

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609412 (also filed as nm051012b, usp000jk9a). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.