Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Newport, TN
M 2.1
Latest: 6:25 pm EDT on 7 October 2024 · 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Newport, TN
The most recent earthquake near Newport was M 2.1, 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Newport, TN, at 6:25 pm EDT on 7 October 2024.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 8 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.5 on 20 February 2016, 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Newport, TN
- Reported felt
- 4 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 8
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Newport, TN
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Newport, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Newport, TN
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Newport, TN
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Newport, TN · felt by 3
- 2.4 19 km (12 mi) SE of Newport, TN
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Newport, TN · felt by 1
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Newport, TN · felt by 4
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 Newport time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Newport are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Newport; dots are the 8 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 Newport.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Sevierville 35 km · New Market 36 km
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