Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Midtown, TN
M 2.5
Latest: 11:00 am EDT on 21 April 2023 · 13 km (8 mi) NW of Midtown, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Midtown was M 2.5, 13 km (8 mi) NW of Midtown, TN, at 11:00 am EDT on 21 April 2023. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 55 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 13 August 2021, 26 km (16 mi) W of Midtown, TN
- Reported felt
- 24 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Midtown, TN · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Midtown, TN
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) SE of Midtown, TN · felt by 3
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Midtown, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Midtown, TN
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Midtown, TN
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) S of Midtown, TN
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Midtown, TN · felt by 2
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Midtown, TN · felt by 3
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Midtown, TN
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) SE of Midtown, TN
- 2.5 13 km (8 mi) NW of Midtown, TN · felt by 2
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Midtown, TN
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Midtown, TN · felt by 1
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) E of Midtown, TN
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Midtown, TN
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) E of Midtown, TN
- 4.3 26 km (16 mi) W of Midtown, TN · felt by 1
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) E of Midtown, TN
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Midtown, TN
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) E of Midtown, TN
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) S of Midtown, TN
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Midtown, TN
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Midtown, TN · felt by 11
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SE of Midtown, TN · felt by 3
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of Midtown, TN
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Midtown, TN · felt by 1
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Midtown, TN
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Midtown, TN
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Midtown, TN · felt by 6
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Midtown, TN
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Midtown, TN · felt by 1
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SE of Midtown, TN
- 2.0 12 km (8 mi) SW of Midtown, TN · felt by 1
- 2.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Midtown, TN · felt by 11
- 2.5 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Midtown, TN · felt by 1
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) E of Midtown, TN · felt by 12
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Midtown, TN
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Midtown, TN · felt by 15
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Midtown, TN
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Midtown, TN · felt by 3
- 2.7 22 km (14 mi) S of Midtown, TN · felt by 13
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Midtown, TN
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Midtown, TN
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Midtown, TN · felt by 7
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) E of Midtown, TN · felt by 2
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) SE of Midtown, TN
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) NE of Midtown, TN
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SE of Midtown, TN · felt by 3
- 2.8 13 km (8 mi) SW of Midtown, TN · felt by 6
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 Midtown time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Midtown are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Midtown; 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 Midtown.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Harriman 6 km · Rockwood 11 km · Loudon 26 km · Lenoir City 29 km · Oak Ridge 30 km · Fairfield Glade 32 km · Sweetwater 32 km · Farragut 37 km
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