Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Horse Shoe, NC
M 2.7
Latest: 10:23 pm EST on 7 December 2022 · 7 km (4 mi) SE of Horse Shoe, NC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Horse Shoe was M 2.7, 7 km (4 mi) SE of Horse Shoe, NC, at 10:23 pm EST on 7 December 2022. 882 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
- 15 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 7 December 2022, 7 km (4 mi) SE of Horse Shoe, NC
- Reported felt
- 13 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 15
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 26
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 2
- 1.8 14 km (8 mi) SW of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 11
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Horse Shoe, NC
- 2.7 7 km (4 mi) SE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 882
- 2.1 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 6
- 2.3 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 26
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 5
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) NNE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 2
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) SE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 3
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) SE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 3
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 15
- 2.3 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 10
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) SE of Horse Shoe, NC · felt by 1
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) SE of Horse Shoe, 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 Horse Shoe time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Horse Shoe are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Horse Shoe; dots are the 15 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 Horse Shoe:
- 5.2 Near Asheville, North Carolina · 18 km NNE of Horse Shoe
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Laurel Park 7 km · Asheville 29 km
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