Late update… USGS has deleted this event after a review by a seismologist… Seems like it was related to mining. Steve Jones… Our quake expert… A small magnitude 2.5 earthquake was registered by the USGS earlier this morning at 16:01:05 … Continue reading →

From Steve Jones… our earthquake expert… A small magnitude 2.6 earthquake was registered earlier today at 15:20:10 UTC (9:20:10 am CST) in Alabama, at a location northwest of Birmingham, approximately 129 km (80 mi) from Huntsville. The quake focus was … Continue reading →

From Steve Jones of alabamaquake.com…. On this date in 1916, the largest earthquake in Alabama’s history struck in the Birmingham area. According to the USGS, “On the basis of the number of chimneys destroyed, the earthquake [shaking] was more severe … Continue reading →

This is from Steve Jones in Huntsville…. our resident quake expert… A small magnitude 2.3 earthquake was registered by the USGS earlier today at 13:16:01 UTC (8:16:01 am CDT) in eastern Alabama near the city of Oxford, at a location … Continue reading →

A strong magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck this morning at 14:42:10 UTC (9:42:10 am CDT) in western Costa Rica at a location approximately 2719 km (1690 mi) from Huntsville. The quake focus was estimated at 40.8 km (25.4 mi) beneath the … Continue reading →

The quake was measured nicely in Huntsville by Steve Jones… Steve writes… “A small regional earthquake occurred earlier this morning at 09:58:43 UTC (3:58:43 am CST) in southeastern Missouri, in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The quake was measured at … Continue reading →

A 2.9 earthquake was reported by the USGS between Jasper and Townley at 10:00… anyone feel it? See more details here…

This is from Steve Jones… he writes… “James, I have posted at https://alabamaquake.com the seismogram from my Huntsville seismic station, of the magnitude 2.1 earthquake last night near Double Springs, and have attached that seismogram image here also. The first … Continue reading →

A 2.1 quake happened this morning over Winston County between Addison and Double Springs… Details here from the USGS…

Thanks to Steve Jones for this image… he writes… “The overnight hours have seen a notable increase in the number of moderate earthquakes in the Eastern Pacific / Western Americas region (Ecuador, Northern East Pacific Rise, Guatemala), with five separate … Continue reading →