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Earthquakes near Henderson, KY today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Henderson, KY in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M2.6 76 km WSW, 9 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Henderson, KY just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Henderson, Kentucky, United States and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 1 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M2.6 76 km WSW, Oct 16, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M3.5 87 km NNW, Jun 29, 2026
- Past year count
- 2 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 76 km M2.6, Oct 16, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Henderson, KY
USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Henderson, KY in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M2.6 76 km WSW of the city at Oct 16, 03:25 local time (9 days ago).
The average depth was about 3 km and 1 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Henderson, KY) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 03:25 | Oct 16, 08:25 UTC | M2.6 | 76 km WSW | 3 km | 9 km WSW of Equality, Illinois |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Chicago.
Largest earthquakes near Henderson, KY in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Henderson, KY in the past 12 months was M3.5 on Jun 29, 2026, 87 km NNW of the city (6 km NE of West Salem, Illinois).
With 2 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 0.2 a month), the area around Henderson, KY is occasionally active by global standards. 0 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | M3.5 | 87 km NNW | 19 km | 6 km NE of West Salem, Illinois |
| Oct 16, 2026 | M2.6 | 76 km WSW | 3 km | 9 km WSW of Equality, Illinois |
Was it felt in Henderson, KY?
The largest nearby quake this month, M2.6 at 76 km, was probably too small or too distant to notice in Henderson, KY by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Henderson, KY in the past year 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.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 153 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
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.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).