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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Knoxville, TN

M 2.5

Latest: 3:29 pm EDT on 19 August 2025 · 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Knoxville, TN

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Knoxville was M 2.5, 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Knoxville, TN, at 3:29 pm EDT on 19 August 2025. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS. 21 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
143 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
14
Largest since 2016
M 3.0 on 15 December 2018, 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Knoxville, TN
Reported felt
81 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.0 17 km (10 mi) NE of Knoxville, TN
  2. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NE of Knoxville, TN
  3. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Knoxville, TN
  4. 2.3 30 km (19 mi) SW of Knoxville, TN
  5. 1.8 31 km (20 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  6. 2.4 33 km (20 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 2
  7. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  8. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  9. 2.2 22 km (13 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 2
  10. 2.5 48 km (30 mi) WNW of Knoxville, TN
  11. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NE of Knoxville, TN
  12. 2.1 7 km (5 mi) SE of Knoxville, TN · felt by 2
  13. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NE of Knoxville, TN
  14. 1.9 10 km (6 mi) NE of Knoxville, TN · felt by 1
  15. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  16. 1.8 in Knoxville, TN
  17. 1.6 34 km (21 mi) SW of Knoxville, TN
  18. 2.2 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Knoxville, TN · felt by 3
  19. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  20. 2.4 31 km (19 mi) SW of Knoxville, TN
  21. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 1
  22. 2.5 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Knoxville, TN · felt by 2
  23. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 1
  24. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Knoxville, TN
  25. 2.0 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Knoxville, TN · felt by 1
  26. 2.0 13 km (8 mi) SE of Knoxville, TN · felt by 4
  27. 2.1 25 km (16 mi) E of Knoxville, TN
  28. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  29. 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 3
  30. 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  31. 2.1 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 1
  32. 1.7 32 km (20 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  33. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 2
  34. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  35. 2.3 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 4
  36. 2.0 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  37. 2.2 46 km (29 mi) SSE of Knoxville, TN
  38. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 7
  39. 1.8 23 km (15 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  40. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Knoxville, TN · felt by 1
  41. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) S of Knoxville, TN
  42. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) S of Knoxville, TN · felt by 1
  43. 2.4 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Knoxville, TN
  44. 2.4 5 km (3 mi) SW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 2
  45. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 2
  46. 2.2 21 km (13 mi) SW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 2
  47. 2.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Knoxville, TN · felt by 9
  48. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Knoxville, TN
  49. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) W of Knoxville, TN
  50. 2.5 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Knoxville, TN · felt by 260

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

On the map

The white circle is Knoxville; 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 Knoxville.

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

Nearby towns

Louisville 19 km · Seymour 19 km · Mascot 19 km · Farragut 23 km · Maryville 23 km · Blaine 29 km · Oak Ridge 32 km · Sevierville 34 km

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