Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Roan Mountain, TN

M 1.7

Latest: 1:06 am EST on 3 January 2026 · 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Roan Mountain, TN

The most recent earthquake near Roan Mountain was M 1.7, 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Roan Mountain, TN, at 1:06 am EST on 3 January 2026. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016: 12 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 1
Largest since 2016: M 2.4 on 11 January 2019, 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Roan Mountain, TN
Reported felt: 7 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 22 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 03:26 UTC

The latest 12

1.7 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Roan Mountain, TN · felt by 3 Jan 3, 2026
1:06 am EST
1.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of Roan Mountain, TN Sep 11, 2025
2:21 am EDT
2.2 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Roan Mountain, TN · felt by 4 Oct 17, 2023
5:54 am EDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) S of Roan Mountain, TN · felt by 5 Aug 13, 2022
9:58 pm EDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) S of Roan Mountain, TN · felt by 1 May 28, 2022
8:13 pm EDT
2.4 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Roan Mountain, TN · felt by 24 Jan 11, 2019
1:39 am EST
2.0 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Roan Mountain, TN · felt by 2 Nov 10, 2018
10:33 pm EST
1.9 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Roan Mountain, TN Jul 11, 2018
2:20 am EDT
2.0 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Roan Mountain, TN · felt by 4 Jul 9, 2018
3:03 am EDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) W of Roan Mountain, TN Mar 28, 2018
3:45 pm EDT
1.9 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Roan Mountain, TN Jul 21, 2016
6:01 pm EDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of Roan Mountain, TN Feb 7, 2016
4:18 pm 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 Roan Mountain time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Roan Mountain are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Roan Mountain; dots are the 12 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 Roan Mountain.

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

Nearby towns

Banner Hill 33 km

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