Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Gatlinburg, TN
M 2.5
Latest: 3:29 pm EDT on 19 August 2025 · 21 km (13 mi) NW of Gatlinburg, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Gatlinburg was M 2.5, 21 km (13 mi) NW of Gatlinburg, TN, at 3:29 pm EDT on 19 August 2025. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 37 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 3 August 2017, 26 km (16 mi) N of Gatlinburg, TN
- Reported felt
- 18 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 37
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) S of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) NW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 2
- 2.1 27 km (16 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.1 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.5 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 26
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) SW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 4
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 11 km (7 mi) SW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 4
- 2.4 6 km (4 mi) NE of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 5
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 6
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 34
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 2
- 2.3 30 km (19 mi) NW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 15
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) SW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 2
- 2.3 12 km (8 mi) SW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 2
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 101
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) NW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) S of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 3
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) NW of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 9
- 2.4 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Gatlinburg, TN · felt by 2
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) N of Gatlinburg, TN
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Gatlinburg, TN
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Gatlinburg, 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 Gatlinburg time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Gatlinburg are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Gatlinburg; dots are the 37 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 Gatlinburg.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Sevierville 18 km · Seymour 27 km · Bryson City 32 km · Cherokee 32 km
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