Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Fairplains, NC
M 2.7
Latest: 7:56 pm EDT on 10 June 2018 · 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fairplains was M 2.7, 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC, at 7:56 pm EDT on 10 June 2018. 178 people reported feeling it to USGS. 28 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 30 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 3
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 10 June 2018, 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC
- Reported felt
- 22 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 30
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NE of Fairplains, NC
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC · felt by 21
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Fairplains, NC
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 5
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC · felt by 18
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC · felt by 44
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC · felt by 15
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 12
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 3
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC · felt by 7
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) N of Fairplains, NC
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) N of Fairplains, NC
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 7
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC · felt by 6
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 28
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 19
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) N of Fairplains, NC
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 3
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) W of Fairplains, NC · felt by 6
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 11
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 32
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 11
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 91
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Fairplains, NC
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 11
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Fairplains, NC · felt by 1
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Fairplains, NC · felt by 1
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC
- 2.7 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Fairplains, NC · felt by 178
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Fairplains, 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 Fairplains time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fairplains are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Fairplains; dots are the 30 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 Fairplains.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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