Kentucky earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km NNW of Columbus, Kentucky

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Columbus, Kentucky on Wed, Jul 10, 2013, 2:26 AM CDT (07:26 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2013-07-10 07:26:39 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.823° N, 89.144° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4833 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.76 km NE of Hayward, Missouri · 4826 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.72 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 4825 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.62 km E of Marston, Missouri · 4817 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.92 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 4815 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.26 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 4814 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.28 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 4812 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.52 km W of Risco, Missouri · 4810 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.67 km NE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 4805 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.87 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 4805 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10
  11. 2.06 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4803 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.69 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4803 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.72 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 4802 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.62 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 4802 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.37 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 4801 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 23
  16. 1.69 km W of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 4798 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.34 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4791 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.97 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4786 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.02 km ENE of Risco, Missouri · 4785 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 4784 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.62 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 4784 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.12 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 4783 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.85 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 4780 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.27 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4780 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  25. 1.84 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4776 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4839 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4841 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 4841 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.24 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4842 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of Bertrand, Missouri · 4858 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.60 km ESE of Howardville, Missouri · 4859 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.56 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 4862 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609985 (also filed as nm071013a). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.