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Past earthquakes in or near Ohio, USA: 1980 - list, stats and map

Updated: May 1, 2024 19:57 GMT -
In 1980, Ohio has had 4 quakes of magnitudes above 3 and up to 5.2:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 1 quake between magnitude 3 and 4
Strongest: Mag. 5.2 Earthquake 3 km SSE of Sharpsburg, Kentucky -
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Showing quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 300 km (186 mi) distance (13 quakes):
Past earthquakes in or near Ohio, USA: 1980 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Nov 27, 1980 01:26 am (New York)
2.5

5 km
32 km (20 mi) to the S 13 km W of Olive Hill, Kentucky
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Wednesday, November 5, 1980 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 5, 1980 09:48 pm (Universal Time)
3.0

2.2 km
174 km (108 mi) to the SE Virginia (USA)
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Monday, August 25, 1980 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 25, 1980 11:41 am (Universal Time)
2.0

1 km
54 km (34 mi) to the SW eastern Kentucky (USA)
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Saturday, August 23, 1980 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 23, 1980 03:49 am (Universal Time)
3.1

5 km
109 km (68 mi) to the SW eastern Kentucky (USA)
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Wednesday, August 20, 1980 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 20, 1980 09:34 am (Universal Time)
3.2

5 km
8 km (5 mi) to the N Ohio (Canada)
Info
Thursday, July 31, 1980 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 31, 1980 09:26 am (Universal Time)
2.2

12 km
52 km (32 mi) to the SW eastern Kentucky (USA)
Info
Sunday, July 27, 1980 GMT (3 quakes)
Jul 27, 1980 02:52 pm (New York)
5.0

10 km
54 km (34 mi) to the SW 2 km SW of Sharpsburg, Kentucky Info
Jul 27, 1980 02:52 pm (New York)
5.2

8 km
55 km (34 mi) to the S 3 km SSE of Sharpsburg, Kentucky Info
Jul 27, 1980 02:52 pm (New York)
5.2

8 km
55 km (34 mi) to the S 2 km SW of Sharpsburg, Kentucky Info
Saturday, July 12, 1980 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 12, 1980 11:59 pm (Universal Time)
3.1

0 km
279 km (173 mi) to the SW western Kentucky (USA)
Info
Tuesday, April 22, 1980 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 21, 1980 11:14 pm (New York)
2.5

5 km
262 km (163 mi) to the SE Virginia-North Carolina border region (USA)
Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 10 x 1012 joules (2.77 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2384 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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