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Earthquakes near East Ridge, TN

No earthquake was likely felt in East Ridge in the 24 hours to 9:10 am EST (14:10 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 26 km (16 mi) SSW, at 8:18 pm EDT on 16 June 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 2.5

Latest: 7:22 am EDT on 14 March 2021 · 12 km (7 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near East Ridge was M 2.5, 12 km (7 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN, at 7:22 am EDT on 14 March 2021, 17 km deep. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in East Ridge was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 19 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near East Ridge since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of East Ridge in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · since 2016, about one every 3 months
Last 12 months
2 · largest M 2.1 on 16 June 2026
Since 2016
44 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 2.7 on 7 January 2018, 9 km (5 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN
Reported felt
27 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

The latest 44

  1. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of East Ridge, TN
  2. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) ESE of East Ridge, TN
  3. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) WSW of East Ridge, TN
  4. 2.3 20 km (13 mi) NNW of East Ridge, TN · felt by 2
  5. 2.4 24 km (15 mi) E of East Ridge, TN · felt by 24
  6. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) E of East Ridge, TN
  7. 2.0 17 km (11 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  8. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of East Ridge, TN
  9. 2.2 18 km (11 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 2
  10. 2.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 4
  11. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of East Ridge, TN
  12. 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN
  13. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  14. 2.2 12 km (8 mi) E of East Ridge, TN · felt by 3
  15. 1.9 15 km (9 mi) S of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  16. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) SSE of East Ridge, TN
  17. 2.2 22 km (14 mi) NE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  18. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NW of East Ridge, TN
  19. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NE of East Ridge, TN
  20. 2.5 12 km (7 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 8
  21. 2.4 28 km (17 mi) SSE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 5
  22. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  23. 2.2 20 km (12 mi) SSW of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  24. 2.3 9 km (6 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  25. 2.7 20 km (12 mi) SSW of East Ridge, TN · felt by 11
  26. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of East Ridge, TN
  27. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) ESE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 7
  28. 2.4 22 km (13 mi) W of East Ridge, TN · felt by 2
  29. 2.2 22 km (14 mi) ESE of East Ridge, TN
  30. 2.6 20 km (13 mi) S of East Ridge, TN · felt by 11
  31. 2.5 4 km (2 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 10
  32. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) WSW of East Ridge, TN
  33. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  34. 2.2 30 km (19 mi) NE of East Ridge, TN
  35. 2.7 9 km (5 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 109
  36. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN
  37. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  38. 2.4 15 km (9 mi) NNE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  39. 2.5 18 km (11 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 3
  40. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of East Ridge, TN
  41. 2.4 23 km (14 mi) SSE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 11
  42. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) ENE of East Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  43. 2.2 18 km (11 mi) WNW of East Ridge, TN · felt by 2
  44. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of East Ridge, 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 Ridge time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after East Ridge are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is East Ridge; dots are the 44 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in East Ridge

The strongest shaking in East Ridge from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 2.7 on 7 January 2018, 9 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in East Ridge (est.)
M 2.7 9 kmIII · Weak · felt by 109
M 2.5 4 kmIII · Weak · felt by 10
M 2.7 20 kmIII · Weak · felt by 11
M 2.6 20 kmIII · Weak · felt by 11
M 2.5 12 kmII · Weak · felt by 8

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of East Ridge.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

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