Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Nashville, IL
M 2.8
Latest: 6:55 pm CDT on 28 March 2024 · 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Nashville, IL
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Nashville was M 2.8, 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Nashville, IL, at 6:55 pm CDT on 28 March 2024. 479 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 8 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.1 on 17 December 2023, 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Nashville, IL
- Reported felt
- 5 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 8
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) E of Nashville, IL · felt by 1
- 2.8 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Nashville, IL · felt by 479
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Nashville, IL · felt by 17
- 3.1 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Nashville, IL · felt by 425
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Nashville, IL
- 2.1 12 km (8 mi) SE of Nashville, IL
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Nashville, IL · felt by 6
- 2.3 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Nashville, IL
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Nashville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Nashville are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Nashville; dots are the 8 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Nashville.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Wabash Valley liquefaction features, under 1 km from its surface trace
- St. Louis-Cape Girardeau liquefaction features, 2 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Germantown 27 km · Pinckneyville 29 km
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