Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Fairmount, TN
No earthquake was likely felt in Fairmount in the 24 hours to 5:37 am EST (10:37 UTC). The last one was M 2.5, 44 km (27 mi) NNW, at 8:54 am EST on 2 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.5
Latest: 7:22 am EDT on 14 March 2021 · 23 km (15 mi) SE of Fairmount, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fairmount was M 2.5, 23 km (15 mi) SE of Fairmount, TN, at 7:22 am EDT on 14 March 2021, 17 km deep. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Fairmount was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Fairmount since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Fairmount in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 6 months
- Last 12 months
- 1 · largest M 2.1 on 6 October 2026
- Since 2016
- 21 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 7 January 2018, 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Fairmount, TN
- Reported felt
- 16 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
If you felt one
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- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Earthquakes in Tennessee — with the state's activity score
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Earthquake alerts for Fairmount, TN
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The last 30 days
The latest 21
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Fairmount, TN
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Fairmount, TN · felt by 2
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 3
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) N of Fairmount, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) NW of Fairmount, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) E of Fairmount, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) W of Fairmount, TN
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Fairmount, TN
- 2.5 23 km (15 mi) SE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 8
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Fairmount, TN
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) SW of Fairmount, TN · felt by 2
- 2.5 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 10
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) E of Fairmount, TN
- 2.7 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 109
- 2.4 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 1
- 2.5 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 3
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Fairmount, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) SW of Fairmount, TN · felt by 2
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 Fairmount time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fairmount are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Fairmount; dots are the 21 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Fairmount
The strongest shaking in Fairmount from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.7 on 7 January 2018, 28 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.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Fairmount (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.7 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 109 | |
| M 2.5 | 20 km | II · Weak · felt by 10 | |
| M 2.4 | 15 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 | |
| M 2.3 | 5 km | II · Weak · felt by 2 | |
| M 2.3 | 11 km | II · Weak |
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 Fairmount.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.