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M 5.0 earthquake — 2 km SW of Sharpsburg, Kentucky

July 27, 1980 · USGS event se601214

Magnitude
5 (mw)
Depth
10 km
Location
2 km SW of Sharpsburg, Kentucky
Coordinates
38.190, -83.950

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Other earthquakes in Kentucky around this time

M 4.6 · 6 km W of Owingsville, KentuckySeptember 7, 1988M 4.6 · KentuckySeptember 2, 1925M 4.6 · Near Clinton, KentuckyDecember 7, 1915

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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