Flemingsburg, KY – A small earthquake was recorded early Sunday just south of the Kentucky–Ohio border, according to the United States Geological Survey. The magnitude 2.5 quake struck at 12:44 a.m. local time, about 7 kilometers south-southeast of Flemingsburg in Fleming County.
USGS data shows the quake originated at a depth of 10.8 kilometers, consistent with the shallow seismic activity often felt across eastern Kentucky and the broader Central U.S. region. Only one “Did You Feel It?” response had been submitted early Sunday, and USGS encourages anyone who noticed shaking to file a report to help improve intensity mapping.
Although magnitude 2.5 earthquakes are considered minor and usually cause no damage, tremors of this size can sometimes be felt—especially overnight—within a few miles of the epicenter. The quake occurred in an area that experiences occasional low-level seismic activity tied to the New Madrid Seismic Zone and related fault structures that extend into Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.
The USGS Community Internet Intensity Map shows light shaking near the epicenter, with no reports of structural damage or service disruptions. The nearest larger population centers include Maysville, Kentucky, and communities along the Ohio border.
Earthquakes between magnitude 1.0 and 3.0 occur regularly in this region, and USGS monitoring systems have recorded several similar events in the past three weeks within a 250-kilometer radius.
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