M3.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Buchtel, Ohio
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Buchtel, Ohio on Wed, Nov 20, 2013, 12:59 PM EST (17:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-11-20 17:59:39 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.445° N, 82.205° W
- Region
- Ohio
- Felt reports
- 264
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
264 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000l2y3 (also filed as ld60050801). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.