Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Kingston, TN
M 2.5
Latest: 11:00 am EDT on 21 April 2023 · 16 km (10 mi) NW of Kingston, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kingston was M 2.5, 16 km (10 mi) NW of Kingston, TN, at 11:00 am EDT on 21 April 2023. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS. 13 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 66 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 22 October 2017, 16 km (10 mi) SW of Kingston, TN
- Reported felt
- 27 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Kingston, TN · felt by 1
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) S of Kingston, TN
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Kingston, TN · felt by 3
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) S of Kingston, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) S of Kingston, TN
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Kingston, TN
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Kingston, TN
- 2.0 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Kingston, TN · felt by 2
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of Kingston, TN · felt by 3
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Kingston, TN · felt by 3
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Kingston, TN
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kingston, TN
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SE of Kingston, TN
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) NW of Kingston, TN · felt by 2
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Kingston, TN
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Kingston, TN
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Kingston, TN · felt by 1
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Kingston, TN
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Kingston, TN
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) E of Kingston, TN
- 2.1 6 km (4 mi) E of Kingston, TN
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) E of Kingston, TN
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) E of Kingston, TN
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Kingston, TN
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Kingston, TN
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) SW of Kingston, TN · felt by 11
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) SE of Kingston, TN · felt by 3
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) SE of Kingston, TN
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SE of Kingston, TN
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) N of Kingston, TN · felt by 1
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) N of Kingston, TN
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Kingston, TN
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Kingston, TN · felt by 6
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) S of Kingston, TN
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Kingston, TN · felt by 1
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Kingston, TN
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kingston, TN · felt by 1
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Kingston, TN
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Kingston, TN · felt by 1
- 2.6 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Kingston, TN · felt by 11
- 2.5 22 km (14 mi) N of Kingston, TN · felt by 1
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Kingston, TN · felt by 6
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Kingston, TN · felt by 12
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) SE of Kingston, TN
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) NE of Kingston, TN · felt by 15
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Kingston, TN
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Kingston, TN · felt by 3
- 2.7 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Kingston, TN · felt by 13
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Kingston, TN
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kingston, 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 Kingston time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kingston are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Kingston; dots are the 50 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 Kingston.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Harriman 7 km · Rockwood 16 km · Loudon 23 km · Lenoir City 25 km · Oak Ridge 26 km · Sweetwater 31 km · Farragut 32 km · Fairfield Glade 37 km
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