Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Fincastle, TN

M 2.6

Latest: 3:07 pm EST on 4 January 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Fincastle, TN

The most recent earthquake near Fincastle was M 2.6, 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Fincastle, TN, at 3:07 pm EST on 4 January 2026. 5 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016: 19 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 1
Largest since 2016: M 3.8 on 20 January 2020, 3 km (2 mi) NE of Fincastle, TN
Reported felt: 13 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 20 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 19

2.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 5 Jan 4, 2026
3:07 pm EST
2.3 12 km (8 mi) NW of Fincastle, TN · felt by 1 May 31, 2025
3:36 pm EDT
2.3 23 km (14 mi) E of Fincastle, TN Apr 22, 2025
8:09 pm EDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Fincastle, TN Sep 11, 2024
5:07 am EDT
2.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Fincastle, TN · felt by 9 May 20, 2023
5:55 pm EDT
2.5 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Fincastle, TN Jul 2, 2021
6:38 pm EDT
2.8 9 km (6 mi) NW of Fincastle, TN · felt by 26 May 26, 2021
4:29 pm EDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 1 Jan 21, 2021
9:53 pm EST
2.7 3 km (2 mi) NE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 44 Feb 12, 2020
12:33 pm EST
2.4 3 km (2 mi) NNE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 37 Jan 21, 2020
4:46 pm EST
3.8 3 km (2 mi) NE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 7,902 Jan 20, 2020
2:12 pm EST
2.8 3 km (2 mi) NE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 31 Jan 19, 2020
5:19 am EST
2.2 9 km (5 mi) N of Fincastle, TN · felt by 3 Jan 8, 2019
11:34 pm EST
2.3 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 1 Nov 2, 2017
6:49 am EDT
2.4 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Fincastle, TN Oct 17, 2017
7:40 pm EDT
2.4 23 km (14 mi) E of Fincastle, TN Apr 22, 2017
2:31 am EDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Fincastle, TN Dec 25, 2016
6:48 am EST
2.2 19 km (12 mi) NE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 5 Dec 2, 2016
11:48 am EST
2.6 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Fincastle, TN · felt by 2 Jan 4, 2016
6:15 am EST

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 Fincastle time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fincastle are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Fincastle; dots are the 19 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 Fincastle.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Maynardville 29 km · Middlesboro 37 km · Williamsburg 38 km

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