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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Oak Ridge, TN

M 2.5

Latest: 1:31 pm EDT on 9 October 2022 · 16 km (10 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Oak Ridge was M 2.5, 16 km (10 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN, at 1:31 pm EDT on 9 October 2022. 260 people reported feeling it to USGS. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
56 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
4
Largest since 2016
M 2.7 on 24 May 2018, 17 km (10 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN
Reported felt
26 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 2.2 9 km (6 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  2. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN
  3. 2.5 20 km (13 mi) NW of Oak Ridge, TN
  4. 2.4 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Oak Ridge, TN
  5. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 2
  6. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) E of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 7
  7. 2.2 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Oak Ridge, TN
  8. 2.4 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 2
  9. 2.2 23 km (14 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 2
  10. 1.8 11 km (7 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN
  11. 2.5 16 km (10 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 260
  12. 1.8 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  13. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN
  14. 2.6 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 5
  15. 2.4 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 30
  16. 2.1 12 km (7 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN
  17. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Oak Ridge, TN
  18. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SW of Oak Ridge, TN
  19. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 9
  20. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SW of Oak Ridge, TN
  21. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SW of Oak Ridge, TN
  22. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Oak Ridge, TN
  23. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) W of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  24. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Oak Ridge, TN
  25. 2.0 16 km (10 mi) SW of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  26. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN
  27. 2.3 19 km (12 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  28. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Oak Ridge, TN
  29. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 3
  30. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN
  31. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  32. 2.5 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 1
  33. 2.6 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 6
  34. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 12
  35. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN
  36. 2.2 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 15
  37. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN
  38. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SW of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 3
  39. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 67
  40. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Oak Ridge, TN
  41. 1.5 25 km (16 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN
  42. 2.7 17 km (10 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 7
  43. 2.3 14 km (9 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 2
  44. 2.2 12 km (7 mi) W of Oak Ridge, TN
  45. 2.1 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Oak Ridge, TN
  46. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Oak Ridge, TN
  47. 2.7 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 414
  48. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Oak Ridge, TN
  49. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Oak Ridge, TN · felt by 66
  50. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Oak Ridge are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Oak Ridge; 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 Oak Ridge.

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

Nearby towns

Farragut 17 km · Lenoir City 24 km · Harriman 27 km · Louisville 29 km · Loudon 31 km · Knoxville 32 km · Maryville 39 km · Greenback 40 km

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