Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Plainview, TN

M 2.6

Latest: 10:27 am EDT on 25 June 2023 · 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Plainview, TN

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Plainview was M 2.6, 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Plainview, TN, at 10:27 am EDT on 25 June 2023. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 18 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 72 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 8
Largest since 2016: M 3.4 on 5 March 2019, 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Plainview, TN
Reported felt: 38 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 4 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 13 minutes ago · this page 02:13 UTC

The latest 50

2.3 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Jul 9, 2026
2:41 am EDT
2.0 12 km (7 mi) S of Plainview, TN Jul 6, 2026
5:49 am EDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) S of Plainview, TN Jun 20, 2026
10:00 pm EDT
2.1 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Plainview, TN Feb 24, 2026
7:46 pm EST
1.9 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Plainview, TN Feb 10, 2026
2:20 am EST
1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Jan 15, 2026
5:16 pm EST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Plainview, TN Dec 27, 2025
11:05 am EST
2.2 21 km (13 mi) S of Plainview, TN · felt by 3 Dec 7, 2025
10:42 pm EST
2.3 23 km (14 mi) SE of Plainview, TN Jul 27, 2025
12:16 am EDT
2.0 20 km (13 mi) S of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Jun 28, 2025
11:05 am EDT
2.3 25 km (16 mi) N of Plainview, TN Apr 22, 2025
8:09 pm EDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) N of Plainview, TN Sep 11, 2024
5:07 am EDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) NE of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Jul 27, 2024
2:06 am EDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Jun 20, 2024
6:32 am EDT
2.4 15 km (9 mi) E of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 May 25, 2024
1:20 am EDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Plainview, TN Feb 26, 2024
8:31 pm EST
1.9 in Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Jan 31, 2024
12:16 am EST
2.4 18 km (11 mi) S of Plainview, TN Oct 25, 2023
6:01 am EDT
2.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Plainview, TN · felt by 3 Jun 25, 2023
10:27 am EDT
2.7 10 km (6 mi) SE of Plainview, TN · felt by 9 Jun 24, 2023
10:26 am EDT
2.8 23 km (14 mi) N of Plainview, TN · felt by 9 May 20, 2023
5:55 pm EDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Nov 29, 2022
3:57 am EST
2.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of Plainview, TN · felt by 16 Mar 17, 2022
9:28 am EDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Plainview, TN Oct 5, 2021
9:51 pm EDT
2.4 30 km (19 mi) S of Plainview, TN · felt by 7 Aug 30, 2021
11:56 pm EDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Plainview, TN Aug 5, 2021
3:44 am EDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Plainview, TN Aug 5, 2021
3:19 am EDT
1.8 7 km (5 mi) SSE of Plainview, TN Jul 31, 2021
8:18 pm EDT
2.1 7 km (5 mi) SSE of Plainview, TN Jul 31, 2021
7:57 pm EDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of Plainview, TN · felt by 17 Feb 13, 2021
12:27 am EST
2.1 11 km (7 mi) N of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Jan 21, 2021
9:53 pm EST
2.3 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Plainview, TN · felt by 16 Dec 15, 2020
10:20 pm EST
2.3 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Oct 9, 2020
4:24 pm EDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Plainview, TN · felt by 3 Aug 11, 2020
5:09 am EDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) E of Plainview, TN · felt by 3 Jul 30, 2020
5:25 am EDT
2.5 20 km (12 mi) NE of Plainview, TN · felt by 3 Jun 4, 2020
5:08 pm EDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) E of Plainview, TN · felt by 3 Apr 11, 2020
2:52 am EDT
1.8 9 km (5 mi) S of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Mar 16, 2020
8:02 am EDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Plainview, TN · felt by 34 Jan 27, 2020
3:49 am EST
2.6 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Plainview, TN · felt by 31 Aug 4, 2019
11:11 pm EDT
3.0 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Plainview, TN · felt by 83 Jul 17, 2019
11:23 am EDT
2.4 19 km (12 mi) S of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 May 15, 2019
10:56 am EDT
3.4 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Plainview, TN · felt by 1,709 Mar 5, 2019
3:56 pm EST
3.0 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Plainview, TN · felt by 109 Dec 15, 2018
11:12 pm EST
2.6 5 km (3 mi) SE of Plainview, TN · felt by 10 Dec 13, 2018
1:46 pm EST
2.2 10 km (6 mi) SE of Plainview, TN · felt by 1 Nov 4, 2018
8:21 pm EST
2.3 13 km (8 mi) NE of Plainview, TN Sep 10, 2018
2:41 am EDT
2.7 17 km (10 mi) S of Plainview, TN · felt by 27 Apr 25, 2018
3:56 am EDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) NE of Plainview, TN Apr 10, 2018
10:14 pm EDT
2.5 17 km (11 mi) SE of Plainview, TN Apr 2, 2018
12:17 am EDT

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

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The white circle is Plainview; 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 Plainview.

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

Nearby towns

Maynardville 8 km · Blaine 9 km · Mascot 14 km · New Market 23 km · Knoxville 27 km · Rutledge 28 km · Seymour 33 km · New Tazewell 34 km

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