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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Hickory, NC

M 1.8

Latest: 2:07 am EDT on 30 May 2022 · 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Hickory, NC

The most recent earthquake near Hickory was M 1.8, 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Hickory, NC, at 2:07 am EDT on 30 May 2022. 16 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016
13 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
0
Largest since 2016
M 2.4 on 23 December 2018, 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Hickory, NC
Reported felt
7 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 13

  1. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Hickory, NC · felt by 16
  2. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) E of Hickory, NC · felt by 22
  3. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of Hickory, NC · felt by 9
  4. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Hickory, NC · felt by 5
  5. 1.7 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Hickory, NC · felt by 2
  6. 2.4 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Hickory, NC · felt by 79
  7. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) S of Hickory, NC · felt by 1
  8. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Hickory, NC
  9. 1.7 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Hickory, NC
  10. 1.8 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Hickory, NC
  11. 1.5 6 km (4 mi) S of Hickory, NC
  12. 1.8 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Hickory, NC
  13. 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Hickory, 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 Hickory time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hickory are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Hickory; dots are the 13 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 Hickory.

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

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