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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Troy, TN

No earthquake was likely felt in Troy in the 24 hours to 4:32 am CST (10:32 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 21 km (13 mi) SW, at 11:37 am CDT on 19 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1 felt report to USGS.

M 2.5

Latest: 3:27 pm CST on 30 December 2025 · 27 km (17 mi) SW of Troy, TN

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Troy was M 2.5, 27 km (17 mi) SW of Troy, TN, at 3:27 pm CST on 30 December 2025, 6 km deep. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Troy was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 22 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Troy since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Troy in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
2 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.4
Last 12 months
30 · largest M 2.5 on 30 December 2025
Since 2016
316 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.3 on 12 September 2021, 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Troy, TN
Reported felt
53 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, 19 km from its surface trace

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.0), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

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

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On the map

The white circle is Troy; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Troy

The strongest shaking in Troy from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.3 on 12 September 2021, 25 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Troy (est.)
M 3.3 25 kmIII · Weak · felt by 61
M 3.3 26 kmIII · Weak · felt by 27
M 3.2 24 kmIII · Weak · felt by 26
M 3.2 26 kmIII · Weak · felt by 152
M 2.7 15 kmIII · Weak · felt by 4

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Troy.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Tiptonville 28 km · Dyersburg 39 km

Be ready

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