Earthquakes in Ohio: the catalog

Yes. The USGS catalog lists 83 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more inside Ohio since 1900. The largest is magnitude 5.4, on March 9, 1937, and the latest is magnitude 2.9, on March 5, 2026.

Magnitude 3 or more by decade

Ohio earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more, by decade

Ohio earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more, by decade 1900s: 1 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1 1930s: 4 4 1940s: 1 1 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 4 4 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 7 7 1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s

The largest

Largest earthquakes in Ohio
Mar 9, 19375.4Near Anna, Ohio1.9
Jan 31, 19865.04 km NNW of Chardon, Ohio6.2
Mar 2, 19375.0Near Anna, Ohio1.2
Sep 20, 19314.7Near Anna, Ohio3.1
Jul 12, 19864.51 km ESE of Saint Marys, Ohio6.2
Mar 9, 19434.50 km NNW of Kirtland Hills, Ohio4.3
Sep 30, 19304.2Near Anna, Ohio—
May 17, 19014.2Near Portsmouth, Ohio—
Dec 31, 20114.03 km NW of Youngstown, Ohio3.1
Jun 20, 19524.06 km ENE of Rendville, Ohio5.6
Nov 5, 19263.86 km NNE of Rutland, Ohio—
Mar 12, 20073.7Ohio3.1
Aug 28, 20233.67 km SE of Madison, Ohio3.1
Feb 19, 19953.68 km SSE of Rocky Fork Point, Ohio6.2
Oct 16, 19933.68 km SSE of Madison, Ohio3.1
Nov 20, 20133.52 km SW of Buchtel, Ohio5.0
Jul 13, 19873.52 km N of Edgewood, Ohio3.1
Jun 3, 20173.41 km WNW of Batesville, Ohio1.1
May 24, 20173.41 km S of McArthur, Ohio6.2
Apr 24, 20093.47 km ENE of Rio Grande, Ohio5.2
Jun 3, 20013.43 km N of Edgewood, Ohio3.1
Jan 26, 19913.41 km NNE of Mayfield Heights, Ohio3.1
Jun 30, 20043.32 km WNW of Madison, Ohio3.1
Feb 16, 19753.38 km WSW of Wilkesville, Ohio3.1
Jun 17, 19773.25 km ENE of Rockford, Ohio3.1
Dec 16, 20243.11 km NW of Chesapeake, Ohio8.3
Apr 24, 20253.13 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio3.8
Apr 22, 20253.13 km ESE of Buffalo, Ohio3.1
Feb 3, 20253.12 km NNW of Oak Hill, Ohio16.1
Aug 31, 20113.13 km SE of Lowell, Ohio3.1
Dec 12, 20213.02 km E of Manchester, Ohio9.0
Mar 30, 20243.02 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio3.9
Apr 2, 20173.05 km W of Graysville, Ohio2.4
Jun 5, 20113.05 km W of Lodi, Ohio3.1
Apr 25, 20103.02 km WNW of Madison, Ohio3.1
Jul 13, 19873.03 km NW of Edgewood, Ohio3.1
Sep 29, 19743.06 km ESE of Risingsun, Ohio0.6
Mar 5, 20262.93 km SW of Madison, Ohio3.1
May 9, 20252.93 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio3.1
Dec 29, 20242.91 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio5.9
Dec 9, 20232.95 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio4.2
Aug 7, 20002.92 km S of Limaville, Ohio3.1
Feb 23, 19952.93 km W of Ashtabula, Ohio3.1
Apr 4, 19942.92 km WNW of Minster, Ohio3.1
Jul 13, 19872.93 km NW of Edgewood, Ohio3.1
Apr 29, 20252.81 km SE of Pleasant City, Ohio1.3
Feb 3, 20252.80 km NE of Reno, Ohio6.2
Aug 31, 20112.82 km NNW of Belmont, West Virginia3.1
Oct 24, 20102.87 km NNE of Reno, Ohio3.1
Sep 30, 20082.85 km SW of Kettlersville, Ohio3.1