QuakeIndex

Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Blowing Rock, NC

M 1.7

Latest: 1:06 am EST on 3 January 2026 · 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Blowing Rock, NC

The most recent earthquake near Blowing Rock was M 1.7, 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Blowing Rock, NC, at 1:06 am EST on 3 January 2026. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016
10 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
1
Largest since 2016
M 2.4 on 12 August 2018, 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Blowing Rock, NC
Reported felt
9 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 10

  1. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 3
  2. 2.2 17 km (10 mi) SE of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 6
  3. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NE of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 34
  4. 2.1 5 km (3 mi) NNE of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 5
  5. 2.1 17 km (10 mi) SE of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 1
  6. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 2
  7. 2.4 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 7
  8. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Blowing Rock, NC
  9. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) W of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 4
  10. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Blowing Rock, NC · felt by 18

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 Blowing Rock time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Blowing Rock are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Blowing Rock; dots are the 10 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 Blowing Rock.

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

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