Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Clinton, TN
M 2.5
Latest: 1:31 pm EDT on 9 October 2022 · 22 km (14 mi) S of Clinton, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Clinton was M 2.5, 22 km (14 mi) S of Clinton, TN, at 1:31 pm EDT on 9 October 2022. 260 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 33 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 5
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 25 August 2017, 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Clinton, TN
- Reported felt
- 19 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 33
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Clinton, TN · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) S of Clinton, TN
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Clinton, TN
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Clinton, TN · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SE of Clinton, TN
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Clinton, TN · felt by 1
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Clinton, TN · felt by 7
- 2.2 9 km (6 mi) W of Clinton, TN
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) SE of Clinton, TN · felt by 2
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) S of Clinton, TN · felt by 2
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Clinton, TN
- 2.5 22 km (14 mi) S of Clinton, TN · felt by 260
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Clinton, TN · felt by 1
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Clinton, TN · felt by 5
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Clinton, TN · felt by 30
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Clinton, TN
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SE of Clinton, TN
- 2.6 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Clinton, TN · felt by 9
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SE of Clinton, TN · felt by 16
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SE of Clinton, TN · felt by 34
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) S of Clinton, TN · felt by 1
- 2.6 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Clinton, TN · felt by 6
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SW of Clinton, TN · felt by 15
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Clinton, TN · felt by 67
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Clinton, TN
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Clinton, TN · felt by 2
- 2.2 27 km (16 mi) WSW of Clinton, TN
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) E of Clinton, TN
- 2.7 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Clinton, TN · felt by 414
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Clinton, TN
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) SE of Clinton, TN
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SW of Clinton, TN
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Clinton, 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 Clinton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Clinton are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Clinton; dots are the 33 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 Clinton.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Oak Ridge 16 km · Farragut 24 km · Knoxville 25 km · Louisville 32 km · Maynardville 34 km · Fincastle 35 km · Mascot 35 km · Lenoir City 36 km
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