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Earthquake today in Kentucky
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No M2.5+ earthquake in Kentucky in the last 24 hours The most recent was M2.6 9 km WSW of Equality, Illinois, 10 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Kentucky today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off Kentucky in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+
- Last 24 hours (all)
- 0 M1+
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+
- Last 30 days
- 1 M2.5+
- Largest in 30 days
- M2.6 9 km WSW of Equality, Illinois, Oct 16, 2026
- Past 12 months
- 2 M2.5+
- Largest in 12 months
- M3.1 11 km ENE of Lancaster, Kentucky, Dec 28, 2025
Earthquakes in Kentucky today
No earthquake of M2.5 or more has been located in Kentucky in the last 24 hours. Over the past 7 days USGS lists 0, and 1 in the past 30 days (all M2.5+).
Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.
Earthquakes in Kentucky in the past 7 days
No M2.5+ earthquake in Kentucky in the past 7 days.
Largest earthquakes in Kentucky in the past year
USGS located 2 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off Kentucky in the past 12 months, 0% of the 10,452 in the United States, or about 0 a week. This week's 0 is below that average. The strongest was M3.1 on Dec 28, 2025 (11 km ENE of Lancaster, Kentucky).
| Date | Magnitude | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | M3.1 | 7 km | 11 km ENE of Lancaster, Kentucky |
| Oct 16, 2026 | M2.6 | 3 km | 9 km WSW of Equality, Illinois |
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes in Kentucky in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event. A quake belongs to Kentucky when the nearest city within 150 km is there, otherwise by the USGS place name.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).