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M 1.8md
Earthquake near Farragut, TN
No earthquake was likely felt in Farragut in the 24 hours to 9:13 am EST (14:13 UTC). The last one was M 2.4, 19 km (12 mi) W, at 1:54 am EDT on 30 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Farragut
This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded in Farragut, TN, at 3:15 pm EDT on 12 June 2026 (19:15 UTC), 17 km deep.
USGS: 0 km SE of Farragut, Tennessee
21 km (13 mi) WSW of Knoxville, TN
- When
- 3:15 pm EDT on 12 June 2026 ()
- Where
- in Farragut, TN · earthquakes near Farragut
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (md)
- Depth
- 17 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Loudon County, 22 km SW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 151 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 6 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Farragut in town, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 17 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 900,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 640,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 57× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 17 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.1 on 2025-05-10 — about 2,500 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 35.8785, -84.1470. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudon County, TN | 22 km (14 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Loudon County |
| Knox County, TN | 23 km (14 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Knox County |
| Anderson County, TN | 27 km (17 mi) | N | earthquakes near Anderson County |
| Blount County, TN | 29 km (18 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Blount County |
| Roane County, TN | 34 km (21 mi) | W | earthquakes near Roane County |
| Monroe County, TN | 49 km (30 mi) | S | earthquakes near Monroe County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
20 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 7 km WNW of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
- 2.1 6 km NNE of Rockford, Tennessee
- 1.6 1 km SSW of Sweetwater, Tennessee
- 1.6 3 km SSW of Huntsville, Tennessee
- 2.4 11 km NW of Huntsville, Tennessee
- 1.7 5 km SSW of Maryville, Tennessee
- 1.9 7 km SW of Tellico Village, Tennessee
- 2.1 5 km NNE of Greenback, Tennessee
- 2.0 1 km S of Tellico Village, Tennessee
- 2.1 1 km S of Tellico Village, Tennessee
- 1.7 1 km ENE of Sweetwater, Tennessee
- 2.0 3 km SW of Tellico Village, Tennessee
- 2.2 9 km S of Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- 1.7 6 km WNW of Sweetwater, Tennessee
- 2.0 2 km SW of Vonore, Tennessee
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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