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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Sparta, NC

M 2.6

Latest: 5:25 am EDT on 25 October 2022 · 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Sparta, NC

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sparta was M 2.6, 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Sparta, NC, at 5:25 am EDT on 25 October 2022. 144 people reported feeling it to USGS. 13 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
74 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
5
Largest since 2016
M 5.1 on 9 August 2020, 5 km (3 mi) SE of Sparta, NC
Reported felt
63 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SE of Sparta, NC
  2. 2.2 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Sparta, NC · felt by 14
  3. 2.2 7 km (5 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 21
  4. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) E of Sparta, NC · felt by 7
  5. 2.2 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Sparta, NC
  6. 2.0 9 km (5 mi) S of Sparta, NC · felt by 5
  7. 2.2 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 18
  8. 2.2 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 44
  9. 2.1 in Sparta, NC · felt by 9
  10. 2.3 6 km (4 mi) SE of Sparta, NC · felt by 14
  11. 2.3 2 km (1 mi) E of Sparta, NC · felt by 14
  12. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) E of Sparta, NC · felt by 3
  13. 2.3 14 km (9 mi) E of Sparta, NC · felt by 8
  14. 2.6 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Sparta, NC · felt by 144
  15. 2.1 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 15
  16. 1.9 2 km (1 mi) S of Sparta, NC · felt by 17
  17. 2.0 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 12
  18. 1.8 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 3
  19. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 7
  20. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Sparta, NC
  21. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Sparta, NC
  22. 2.3 22 km (14 mi) N of Sparta, NC · felt by 4
  23. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) N of Sparta, NC
  24. 1.9 4 km (2 mi) ESE of Sparta, NC · felt by 7
  25. 1.9 6 km (3 mi) ESE of Sparta, NC · felt by 2
  26. 2.3 7 km (4 mi) SE of Sparta, NC · felt by 35
  27. 1.7 3 km (2 mi) SE of Sparta, NC
  28. 2.0 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 7
  29. 1.5 6 km (4 mi) SE of Sparta, NC · felt by 6
  30. 2.2 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 28
  31. 1.8 7 km (4 mi) SE of Sparta, NC · felt by 10
  32. 2.2 3 km (2 mi) S of Sparta, NC · felt by 42
  33. 2.6 in Sparta, NC · felt by 136
  34. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Sparta, NC · felt by 11
  35. 1.5 2 km (1 mi) ENE of Sparta, NC · felt by 3
  36. 1.7 4 km (2 mi) E of Sparta, NC · felt by 3
  37. 2.8 4 km (2 mi) ENE of Sparta, NC · felt by 316
  38. 2.4 10 km (6 mi) SW of Sparta, NC · felt by 19
  39. 1.8 7 km (4 mi) SW of Sparta, NC
  40. 2.0 9 km (5 mi) SW of Sparta, NC · felt by 3
  41. 2.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Sparta, NC · felt by 53
  42. 2.2 4 km (3 mi) SE of Sparta, NC · felt by 19
  43. 1.8 4 km (2 mi) S of Sparta, NC · felt by 5
  44. 2.4 in Sparta, NC · felt by 40
  45. 1.9 2 km (1 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 8
  46. 2.1 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Sparta, NC · felt by 6
  47. 1.9 in Sparta, NC · felt by 7
  48. 2.3 in Sparta, NC · felt by 37
  49. 1.5 3 km (2 mi) SE of Sparta, NC
  50. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) SE of Sparta, NC · felt by 2

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 Sparta time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sparta are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Sparta; dots are the 50 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 Sparta.

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

Nearby towns

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