Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Tazewell, TN
M 2.6
Latest: 3:07 pm EST on 4 January 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Tazewell, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Tazewell was M 2.6, 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Tazewell, TN, at 3:07 pm EST on 4 January 2026. 5 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 39 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 5 March 2019, 23 km (14 mi) SW of Tazewell, TN
- Reported felt
- 22 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 39
- 2.3 20 km (12 mi) S of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 5
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Tazewell, TN
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Tazewell, TN
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) N of Tazewell, TN
- 2.3 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN · felt by 4
- 2.1 22 km (13 mi) SE of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) W of Tazewell, TN
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SE of Tazewell, TN
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 4
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) S of Tazewell, TN · felt by 3
- 2.8 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 9
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) N of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.0 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Tazewell, TN
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 3
- 2.5 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN · felt by 69
- 3.0 10 km (6 mi) SW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 83
- 3.4 23 km (14 mi) SW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1,709
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Tazewell, TN · felt by 4
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Tazewell, TN
- 3.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of Tazewell, TN · felt by 618
- 2.2 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Tazewell, TN
- 2.7 20 km (12 mi) SW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 6
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Tazewell, TN
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) SW of Tazewell, TN
- 2.4 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Tazewell, TN
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NE of Tazewell, TN
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) SW of Tazewell, TN · felt by 1
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 Tazewell time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Tazewell are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Tazewell; dots are the 39 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 Tazewell.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
New Tazewell 3 km · Rutledge 20 km · Middlesboro 22 km · Bean Station 28 km · Maynardville 30 km · Blaine 35 km · New Market 39 km
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