Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Morton
Morton, Illinois, United States · population 16,306. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days0M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year3M2.5+
Since 190011M4.5+, 0 of them M6+
How often M6+—none on record nearby
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Morton. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 5.2 7 km NNE of Bellmont, Illinois Apr 18, 2008
- 5.2 2 km ESE of Claremont, Illinois Jun 10, 1987
- 5.1 Southwestern Illinois Apr 9, 1917
- 5.1 Wabash River Valley, Indiana Sep 27, 1909
- 5.0 Near Aurora, Illinois May 26, 1909
- 4.7 9 km NNE of Bellmont, Illinois Apr 18, 2008
- 4.6 7 km ENE of Fults, Illinois Nov 23, 1939
- 4.5 3 km W of Parkersburg, Illinois Apr 3, 1974
- 4.5 Between Morris and Yorkville, Illinois Jan 2, 1912
- 4.5 Near Petersburg, Illinois Jul 19, 1909
The latest nearby
- 2.9 21 km ENE of Kenilworth, Illinois Jul 8, 2026
- 3.5 6 km NE of West Salem, Illinois Jun 29, 2026
- 3.8 4 km NW of Ohlman, Illinois Jan 20, 2026
- 3.3 7 km SSW of Lerna, Illinois May 13, 2025
- 2.6 6 km W of Dwight, Illinois Mar 15, 2025
- 2.6 1 km S of Old Monroe, Missouri Sep 19, 2024
- 3.1 2 km WNW of Somonauk, Illinois Jul 15, 2024
- 2.8 1 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois Mar 28, 2024
- 2.5 6 km ENE of Pinckneyville, Illinois Mar 5, 2024
- 3.1 5 km WNW of Waltonville, Illinois Dec 18, 2023
- 3.6 1 km SSW of Standard, Illinois Nov 15, 2023
- 2.5 7 km ESE of Linden, Indiana Oct 31, 2023
- 2.6 6 km SSE of Herrick, Illinois Oct 26, 2023
- 2.7 9 km E of Parkersburg, Illinois Sep 10, 2023
- 2.6 4 km SW of Madison, Missouri Dec 5, 2022