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Earthquakes near Speedwell, TN

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Speedwell (population 4,278), shown in local time (America/New_York).

Latest quake near Speedwell: M2.4 · Oct 30, 2026, 01:54 AM local time · 80 km SSW of the city · 14 km deep

The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 1 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.

past hourpast daypast weekearlier in the last 90 daysbiggest on recordbigger dot = stronger quake
0last 24 hours
1last 7 days
3last 30 days
37last 12 months
M3.8largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 3 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Speedwell, the biggest of them M2.4. The biggest quake on record near Speedwell — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.0 of Aug 17, 1990, 21:01 UTC: 9 km NNW of Loyall, Kentucky.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.0 in 1990Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Speedwell

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M2.411 km NW of Huntsville, TennesseeOct 30, 2026, 01:54 AM14 km80 km SSW
M1.75 km SSW of Maryville, TennesseeOct 24, 2026, 03:51 AM5 km83 km S
M1.97 km SW of Tellico Village, TennesseeOct 12, 2026, 06:50 AM11 km100 km SSW
M2.15 km NNE of Greenback, TennesseeSep 13, 2026, 12:02 PM9 km87 km SSW
M2.01 km S of Tellico Village, TennesseeSep 09, 2026, 09:58 AM16 km94 km SSW
M2.11 km S of Tellico Village, TennesseeSep 09, 2026, 09:57 AM17 km94 km SSW
M2.03 km SW of Tellico Village, TennesseeAug 25, 2026, 04:44 PM10 km96 km SSW
M2.29 km S of Oak Ridge, TennesseeAug 12, 2026, 03:07 AM15 km70 km SSW
M2.21 km W of Rutledge, TennesseeJul 09, 2026, 02:41 AM3 km37 km ESE
M1.512 km SE of Greenback, TennesseeJul 07, 2026, 09:03 PM19 km98 km S

Earthquakes per year near Speedwell (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)

'16'172'181'191'20'21'22'23'24'25'26 YTD

M3.0–3.9   M4.0+

Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.

What the last year looked like near Speedwell

How big they were
M1.5–2.016 (43%)
M2.0–3.021 (57%)
M3.0–4.00 (0%)
M4.0–5.00 (0%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km11 (30%)
10–30 km26 (70%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 37 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 1 biggest earthquakes on record near Speedwell (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M4.09 km NNW of Loyall, KentuckyAug 17, 1990, 21:01 UTC68 km

Nearby places

Fincastle, TN (17 km) · Middlesboro, KY (22 km) · Harrogate, TN (24 km) · Clinton, TN (46 km) · LaFollette, TN (24 km) · Williamsburg, KY (41 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.