Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Thurmond, NC

M 2.6

Latest: 5:25 am EDT on 25 October 2022 · 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Thurmond, NC

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Thurmond was M 2.6, 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Thurmond, NC, at 5:25 am EDT on 25 October 2022. 144 people reported feeling it to USGS. 12 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 70 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 4
Largest since 2016: M 5.1 on 9 August 2020, 19 km (12 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC
Reported felt: 60 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 24 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 22 minutes ago · this page 02:22 UTC

The latest 50

1.9 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Thurmond, NC Jul 4, 2026
7:16 pm EDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 14 Feb 22, 2026
7:45 pm EST
2.2 16 km (10 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 21 Feb 13, 2026
12:15 pm EST
2.1 15 km (10 mi) N of Thurmond, NC · felt by 7 Nov 30, 2025
7:11 am EST
2.0 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 5 Aug 28, 2024
11:51 am EDT
2.2 16 km (10 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 18 Aug 28, 2024
1:34 am EDT
2.2 17 km (11 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 44 Jul 13, 2024
5:44 am EDT
2.1 22 km (14 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 9 Jun 19, 2024
1:01 am EDT
2.3 18 km (11 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 14 Jun 18, 2024
5:16 am EDT
2.3 22 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 14 Jun 18, 2024
4:41 am EDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) N of Thurmond, NC · felt by 3 Mar 30, 2024
8:22 pm EDT
2.3 17 km (11 mi) N of Thurmond, NC · felt by 8 Mar 30, 2024
7:48 pm EDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 144 Oct 25, 2022
5:25 am EDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 15 Mar 13, 2022
2:15 pm EDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 17 Mar 10, 2022
9:07 pm EST
2.0 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 12 Nov 5, 2021
8:03 am EDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 3 Aug 23, 2021
1:26 am EDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 7 Jul 30, 2021
10:36 am EDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) W of Thurmond, NC Jun 21, 2021
12:34 am EDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) W of Thurmond, NC Jun 21, 2021
12:30 am EDT
1.9 20 km (12 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 7 Jun 9, 2021
7:56 am EDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 2 Apr 28, 2021
7:19 pm EDT
2.3 16 km (10 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 35 Apr 21, 2021
3:24 pm EDT
1.7 20 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC Apr 20, 2021
7:53 am EDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 7 Mar 4, 2021
2:13 am EST
1.5 17 km (11 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 6 Feb 26, 2021
8:50 pm EST
2.2 19 km (12 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 28 Feb 25, 2021
2:42 pm EST
1.8 16 km (10 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 10 Feb 8, 2021
7:31 pm EST
2.2 22 km (14 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 42 Feb 3, 2021
11:33 pm EST
2.6 23 km (14 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 136 Feb 3, 2021
11:03 pm EST
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 11 Nov 8, 2020
9:59 pm EST
1.5 22 km (14 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 3 Nov 7, 2020
10:13 am EST
1.7 20 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 3 Oct 31, 2020
3:38 pm EDT
2.8 22 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 316 Oct 24, 2020
11:08 pm EDT
2.4 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 19 Oct 13, 2020
8:51 am EDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Thurmond, NC Oct 13, 2020
5:14 am EDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 3 Oct 12, 2020
10:53 pm EDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 19 Sep 22, 2020
11:01 pm EDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 5 Aug 31, 2020
3:05 am EDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) NE of Thurmond, NC Aug 30, 2020
9:34 pm EDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 40 Aug 27, 2020
3:11 am EDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 8 Aug 26, 2020
2:51 am EDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 6 Aug 22, 2020
7:57 pm EDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 7 Aug 21, 2020
10:44 am EDT
2.3 22 km (14 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 37 Aug 20, 2020
5:46 pm EDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC Aug 20, 2020
4:28 pm EDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 2 Aug 16, 2020
9:58 pm EDT
2.1 20 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 3 Aug 15, 2020
3:41 am EDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) NW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 3 Aug 13, 2020
7:42 pm EDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Thurmond, NC · felt by 11 Aug 12, 2020
2:11 am EDT

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

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The white circle is Thurmond; 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 Thurmond.

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

Nearby towns

Hays 21 km · Sparta 23 km

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