June 6, 2003 Earthquake: Bardwell, Kentucky, United States
A magnitude 4 earthquake struck Bardwell, Kentucky, United States on June 6, 2003 at 12:29:34 UTC, 3 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 6, 2003
- Time
- 12:29:34 UTC
- Place
- Bardwell, Kentucky, United States
- Magnitude
- 4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 3 km (2 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.870° N, 88.980° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Slight damage (VI) at Bardwell. Felt (V) at
Arlington; (IV) at Clinton, Fulton and Wickliffe;
(III) at Cunningham, Kevil, Paducah and West Paducah. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 31, 1895, Charleston, Missouri, United States
- February 7, 1812, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
- January 23, 1812, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
- December 16, 1811, Northeast (New Madrid Earthquakes), Arkansas, United States
- December 16, 1811, Northeast (New Madrid Earthquakes), Arkansas, United States
More
Significant earthquakes of 2003The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2003Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5698.