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Earthquakes near Athens, TN

M 2.8

Latest: 9:13 am EDT on 30 August 2021 · 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Athens, TN

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Athens was M 2.8, 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Athens, TN, at 9:13 am EDT on 30 August 2021. 109 people reported feeling it to USGS. 82 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
166 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
20
Largest since 2016
M 4.4 on 12 December 2018, 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Athens, TN
Reported felt
65 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NE of Athens, TN
  2. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NW of Athens, TN
  3. 2.4 22 km (13 mi) NW of Athens, TN · felt by 2
  4. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) E of Athens, TN
  5. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) E of Athens, TN
  6. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Athens, TN · felt by 1
  7. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Athens, TN
  8. 1.9 14 km (8 mi) S of Athens, TN
  9. 2.0 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Athens, TN
  10. 2.4 17 km (11 mi) SE of Athens, TN · felt by 3
  11. 1.8 34 km (21 mi) SE of Athens, TN
  12. 2.1 17 km (10 mi) NE of Athens, TN · felt by 1
  13. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Athens, TN
  14. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Athens, TN · felt by 8
  15. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SE of Athens, TN
  16. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) SE of Athens, TN
  17. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) SE of Athens, TN
  18. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SW of Athens, TN
  19. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) S of Athens, TN
  20. 1.8 17 km (10 mi) S of Athens, TN
  21. 2.0 15 km (9 mi) NE of Athens, TN
  22. 1.7 14 km (8 mi) NE of Athens, TN · felt by 2
  23. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) W of Athens, TN
  24. 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Athens, TN
  25. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) NE of Athens, TN
  26. 2.2 34 km (21 mi) SE of Athens, TN · felt by 3
  27. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Athens, TN · felt by 6
  28. 2.4 5 km (3 mi) E of Athens, TN · felt by 3
  29. 1.8 7 km (4 mi) NE of Athens, TN · felt by 1
  30. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SW of Athens, TN · felt by 4
  31. 1.9 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Athens, TN · felt by 2
  32. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Athens, TN
  33. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NE of Athens, TN · felt by 3
  34. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Athens, TN · felt by 1
  35. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NE of Athens, TN
  36. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NE of Athens, TN
  37. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NE of Athens, TN · felt by 1
  38. 2.2 10 km (7 mi) ENE of Athens, TN · felt by 2
  39. 2.0 17 km (10 mi) SE of Athens, TN · felt by 1
  40. 1.7 12 km (8 mi) NE of Athens, TN · felt by 2
  41. 2.1 12 km (8 mi) NE of Athens, TN
  42. 2.3 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Athens, TN · felt by 1
  43. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Athens, TN
  44. 2.0 12 km (8 mi) SE of Athens, TN
  45. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Athens, TN · felt by 3
  46. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Athens, TN · felt by 1
  47. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Athens, TN
  48. 1.9 38 km (24 mi) ESE of Athens, TN
  49. 2.0 20 km (13 mi) NE of Athens, TN
  50. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Athens, TN

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

On the map

The white circle is Athens; 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 Athens.

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

Nearby towns

Etowah 15 km · Decatur 20 km · Sweetwater 21 km · Vonore 36 km · Loudon 40 km

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