Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near East Chattanooga, TN
M 2.5
Latest: 7:22 am EDT on 14 March 2021 · 11 km (7 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near East Chattanooga was M 2.5, 11 km (7 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN, at 7:22 am EDT on 14 March 2021. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. 17 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 35 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 7 January 2018, 13 km (8 mi) SSE of East Chattanooga, TN
- Reported felt
- 24 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 39
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SW of East Chattanooga, TN
- 1.9 45 km (28 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NW of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 2
- 2.1 32 km (20 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 24
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) E of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SSW of East Chattanooga, TN
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) SE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 2
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) SE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 4
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) E of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 14 km (8 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 3
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) S of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) SSE of East Chattanooga, TN
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) NE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) WNW of East Chattanooga, TN
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NE of East Chattanooga, TN
- 2.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 8
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) ENE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 34 km (21 mi) N of East Chattanooga, TN
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) SSW of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 14 km (9 mi) SSE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.7 25 km (15 mi) SSW of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 11
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of East Chattanooga, TN
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 7
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) W of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 2
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) S of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 11
- 2.5 5 km (3 mi) SE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 10
- 2.6 38 km (24 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 4
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NE of East Chattanooga, TN
- 2.7 13 km (8 mi) SSE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 109
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) NE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) E of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 3
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) ESE of East Chattanooga, TN
- 2.4 28 km (18 mi) SSE of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 11
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) E of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) W of East Chattanooga, TN · felt by 2
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of East Chattanooga, 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 East Chattanooga time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after East Chattanooga are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is East Chattanooga; dots are the 35 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 East Chattanooga.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Chattanooga 6 km · East Brainerd 12 km · Chickamauga 22 km
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