Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Asheville, NC
M 2.7
Latest: 11:14 am EDT on 14 August 2025 · 45 km (28 mi) SE of Asheville, NC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Asheville was M 2.7, 45 km (28 mi) SE of Asheville, NC, at 11:14 am EDT on 14 August 2025. 766 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 31 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.2 on 4 June 2023, 29 km (18 mi) W of Asheville, NC
- Reported felt
- 16 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 35
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Asheville, NC · felt by 4
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Asheville, NC
- 1.9 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Asheville, NC
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) W of Asheville, NC
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Asheville, NC · felt by 2
- 2.7 45 km (28 mi) SE of Asheville, NC · felt by 766
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) W of Asheville, NC · felt by 2
- 2.5 28 km (18 mi) W of Asheville, NC · felt by 21
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) W of Asheville, NC · felt by 3
- 3.2 29 km (18 mi) W of Asheville, NC · felt by 740
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Asheville, NC
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) W of Asheville, NC · felt by 16
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) W of Asheville, NC
- 2.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Asheville, NC · felt by 175
- 1.8 37 km (23 mi) ENE of Asheville, NC · felt by 1
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC · felt by 1
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 2.5 31 km (19 mi) WNW of Asheville, NC · felt by 7
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SE of Asheville, NC · felt by 5
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Asheville, NC · felt by 2
- 2.5 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Asheville, NC · felt by 133
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) W of Asheville, NC · felt by 11
- 2.5 36 km (23 mi) ENE of Asheville, NC · felt by 2
- 2.6 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Asheville, NC · felt by 92
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC · felt by 2
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC
- 2.5 17 km (11 mi) N of Asheville, NC · felt by 13
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) N of Asheville, NC
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 Asheville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Asheville are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Asheville; dots are the 31 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Asheville:
- 5.2 Near Asheville, North Carolina · 12 km SSE of Asheville
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Weaverville 11 km · West Canton 28 km · Laurel Park 32 km
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