Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Cullowhee, NC
M 2.6
Latest: 8:04 pm EDT on 23 March 2026 · 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Cullowhee, NC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Cullowhee was M 2.6, 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Cullowhee, NC, at 8:04 pm EDT on 23 March 2026. 852 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 40 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 8
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.6 on 23 March 2026, 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Cullowhee, NC
- Reported felt
- 25 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 40
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 1
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC
- 2.1 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Cullowhee, NC
- 2.2 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 16
- 2.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 852
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 2
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 8
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 2
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 5
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 1
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 2
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 6
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SE of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 8
- 1.8 12 km (8 mi) W of Cullowhee, NC
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) W of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 4
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Cullowhee, NC
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) E of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 2
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 16
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 4
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 2
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 5
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 45
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 2
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC
- 2.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 424
- 2.3 17 km (10 mi) W of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 6
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) W of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 12
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Cullowhee, NC
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 4
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 1
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC · felt by 27
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NW of Cullowhee, NC
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) NW of Cullowhee, 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 Cullowhee time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Cullowhee are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Cullowhee; dots are the 40 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 Cullowhee.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Cherokee 22 km · Bryson City 28 km · West Canton 38 km
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