M2.2 earthquake 2 km E of Madison, Ohio
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km E of Madison, Ohio on Fri, Sep 1, 2023, 12:53 PM EDT (16:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 Ohio. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-09-01 16:53:39 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.773° N, 81.015° W
- Region
- Ohio
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.29
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.3Ohio · 1117 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
- 2.0Ohio · 1097 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 9
- 2.22 km ESE of Madison, Ohio · 1096 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
- 1.73 km W of Madison, Ohio · 1091 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
- 1.85 km SE of Madison, Ohio · 1089 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
Before
- 2.43 km SE of Madison, Ohio · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
- 2.3Ohio · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 34
- 3.67 km SE of Madison, Ohio · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1,722
- 2.34 km SE of Madison, Ohio · 1125 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 15
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kstj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.