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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Bent Creek, NC

M 3.2

Latest: 6:09 am EDT on 4 June 2023 · 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bent Creek was M 3.2, 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC, at 6:09 am EDT on 4 June 2023. 740 people reported feeling it to USGS. 15 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
43 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
11
Largest since 2016
M 3.2 on 4 June 2023, 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC
Reported felt
27 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 43

  1. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 4
  2. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 5
  3. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Bent Creek, NC
  4. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) W of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 1
  5. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 3
  6. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Bent Creek, NC
  7. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 3
  8. 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Bent Creek, NC
  9. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC
  10. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  11. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 2
  12. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 11
  13. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 2
  14. 2.5 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 21
  15. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 3
  16. 3.2 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 740
  17. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC
  18. 2.4 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 16
  19. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC
  20. 2.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 175
  21. 2.7 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 882
  22. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 6
  23. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 1
  24. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  25. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 26
  26. 2.1 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 5
  27. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 2
  28. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 3
  29. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 3
  30. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 15
  31. 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 10
  32. 2.5 28 km (18 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 133
  33. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 11
  34. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  35. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  36. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  37. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  38. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  39. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 2
  40. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  41. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC
  42. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) N of Bent Creek, NC · felt by 13
  43. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Bent Creek, 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 Bent Creek time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bent Creek are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Bent Creek; dots are the 43 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 Bent Creek:

  1. 5.2 Near Asheville, North Carolina · 10 km E of Bent Creek

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Asheville 11 km · Weaverville 21 km · West Canton 23 km · Laurel Park 24 km

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