Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Pine Crest, TN

M 2.8

Latest: 4:29 pm EDT on 26 May 2021 · 22 km (14 mi) N of Pine Crest, TN

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Pine Crest was M 2.8, 22 km (14 mi) N of Pine Crest, TN, at 4:29 pm EDT on 26 May 2021. 26 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 16 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 1
Largest since 2016: M 3.8 on 20 January 2020, 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Pine Crest, TN
Reported felt: 10 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 17 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 16 minutes ago · this page 03:25 UTC

The latest 16

2.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Pine Crest, TN Apr 20, 2026
1:58 am EDT
2.3 24 km (15 mi) N of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 1 May 31, 2025
3:36 pm EDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 7 Jun 21, 2024
1:14 pm EDT
2.2 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Pine Crest, TN Jan 17, 2024
7:07 am EST
1.8 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 1 Sep 11, 2022
9:50 pm EDT
2.8 22 km (14 mi) N of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 26 May 26, 2021
4:29 pm EDT
2.7 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 44 Feb 12, 2020
12:33 pm EST
2.4 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 37 Jan 21, 2020
4:46 pm EST
3.8 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 7,902 Jan 20, 2020
2:12 pm EST
2.8 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 31 Jan 19, 2020
5:19 am EST
2.2 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 3 Jan 8, 2019
11:34 pm EST
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SE of Pine Crest, TN Nov 30, 2017
2:19 am EST
1.9 22 km (14 mi) S of Pine Crest, TN Feb 14, 2017
1:58 am EST
2.0 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Pine Crest, TN Dec 25, 2016
6:48 am EST
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Pine Crest, TN Jul 26, 2016
6:35 pm EDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Pine Crest, TN · felt by 2 Jan 4, 2016
6:15 am EST

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

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The white circle is Pine Crest; dots are the 16 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 Pine Crest.

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

Nearby towns

Fincastle 17 km · Maynardville 30 km · Oak Ridge 32 km · Knoxville 40 km

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