The March 9, 1937 earthquake
M5.4Near Anna, Ohio
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake 1.9 miles deep, centred in Shelby County. The strongest in Ohio’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4
- as reported (mfa)
- Depth
- 1.9 mi
- 3.0 km below the surface
- Local time
- Tuesday, March 9, 1937
- 00:44 EST; 05:44 UTC
- In Ohio’s record
- 1st
- strongest of 108 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis1166 (“Near Anna, Ohio”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties, nearest 30 of 31
- Shelby CountyOH · inside
- Auglaize CountyOH · 3.2 mi
- Mercer CountyOH · 11.3 mi
- Darke CountyOH · 11.4 mi
- Allen CountyOH · 13.3 mi
- Logan CountyOH · 15.7 mi
- Van Wert CountyOH · 16.1 mi
- Miami CountyOH · 18.9 mi
- Champaign CountyOH · 19.5 mi
- Hardin CountyOH · 21.4 mi
- Putnam CountyOH · 27.1 mi
- Adams CountyIN · 28.3 mi
- Jay CountyIN · 28.3 mi
- Randolph CountyIN · 29.7 mi
- Hancock CountyOH · 32.0 mi
- Clark CountyOH · 32.4 mi
- Paulding CountyOH · 36.1 mi
- Montgomery CountyOH · 38.3 mi
- Preble CountyOH · 39.6 mi
- Union CountyOH · 40.0 mi
- Allen CountyIN · 41.6 mi
- Wells CountyIN · 42.0 mi
- Wayne CountyIN · 42.6 mi
- Wyandot CountyOH · 44.2 mi
- Greene CountyOH · 44.4 mi
- Marion CountyOH · 45.3 mi
- Madison CountyOH · 47.8 mi
- Defiance CountyOH · 48.2 mi
- Henry CountyOH · 48.2 mi
- Blackford CountyIN · 48.8 mi
Cities, largest first
- DaytonOH · 47.5 mi
- SpringfieldOH · 45.3 mi
- Huber HeightsOH · 43.1 mi
- FairbornOH · 48.5 mi
- LimaOH · 20.7 mi
- TroyOH · 29.8 mi
- RiversideOH · 48.2 mi
- TrotwoodOH · 46.9 mi
- PiquaOH · 22.4 mi
- SidneyOH · 13.8 mi
- VandaliaOH · 41.1 mi
- BellefontaineOH · 28.2 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
3 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.