Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Dayton, TN
M 2.6
Latest: 4:08 pm EDT on 10 March 2024 · 20 km (13 mi) W of Dayton, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Dayton was M 2.6, 20 km (13 mi) W of Dayton, TN, at 4:08 pm EDT on 10 March 2024. 12 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 63 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 5
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 12 December 2018, 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN
- Reported felt
- 24 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 2
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Dayton, TN
- 2.2 3 km (2 mi) W of Dayton, TN
- 2.1 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Dayton, TN
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) E of Dayton, TN
- 2.2 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Dayton, TN · felt by 1
- 2.1 27 km (16 mi) SSE of Dayton, TN · felt by 4
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Dayton, TN
- 2.2 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Dayton, TN
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Dayton, TN
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) E of Dayton, TN
- 2.6 20 km (13 mi) W of Dayton, TN
- 2.3 20 km (13 mi) W of Dayton, TN
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) W of Dayton, TN
- 2.6 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Dayton, TN · felt by 4
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Dayton, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) S of Dayton, TN
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) NE of Dayton, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Dayton, TN · felt by 1
- 2.0 in Dayton, TN
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NE of Dayton, TN
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 2
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SE of Dayton, TN
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 1
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Dayton, TN
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) SE of Dayton, TN · felt by 3
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) SW of Dayton, TN
- 2.3 14 km (8 mi) NW of Dayton, TN
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Dayton, TN · felt by 1
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Dayton, TN
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SE of Dayton, TN
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) SE of Dayton, TN
- 2.2 10 km (7 mi) SE of Dayton, TN
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 3
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 3
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 4
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN
- 2.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 12
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 94
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 66
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 128
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 19
- 3.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 761
- 4.4 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Dayton, TN · felt by 8,502
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Dayton, TN
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SW of Dayton, 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 Dayton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Dayton are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Dayton; 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 Dayton.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Graysville 8 km · Decatur 20 km · Athens 38 km · Cleveland 39 km
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