Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Laurel Park, NC
M 2.7
Latest: 11:14 am EDT on 14 August 2025 · 26 km (16 mi) E of Laurel Park, NC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Laurel Park was M 2.7, 26 km (16 mi) E of Laurel Park, NC, at 11:14 am EDT on 14 August 2025. 766 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 16 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 14 August 2025, 26 km (16 mi) E of Laurel Park, NC
- Reported felt
- 14 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 16
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) SW of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 26
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 766
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) S of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 2
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 11
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SW of Laurel Park, NC
- 2.7 in Laurel Park, NC · felt by 882
- 2.1 6 km (4 mi) E of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 6
- 2.3 in Laurel Park, NC · felt by 26
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NE of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 5
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) NNW of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 2
- 1.9 3 km (2 mi) SW of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 3
- 2.1 3 km (2 mi) SW of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 3
- 2.3 4 km (3 mi) SSW of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 15
- 2.3 3 km (2 mi) SW of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 10
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Laurel Park, NC · felt by 1
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) SE of Laurel Park, 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 Laurel Park time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Laurel Park are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Laurel Park; dots are the 16 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 Laurel Park:
- 5.2 Near Asheville, North Carolina · 21 km N of Laurel Park
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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