M1.8 earthquake 5 km SE of Madison, Ohio
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Madison, Ohio on Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 5:20 AM EDT (09:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-09-29 09:20:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.732° N, 81.001° W
- Region
- Ohio
- 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- Stations used
- 21
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 1.73 km W of Madison, Ohio · 1091 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
- 2.22 km ESE of Madison, Ohio · 1096 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
- 2.0Ohio · 1097 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 9
- 2.3Ohio · 1117 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
- 2.22 km E of Madison, Ohio · 1117 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
- 2.43 km SE of Madison, Ohio · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lbmz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.