Earthquake Information for Grainger County, Tennessee

Grainger County, TN has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 5 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 5.66% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Grainger County, TN within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Grainger County, TN was a 3.8 Magnitude in 1997.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Grainger County since 1931
5
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
5.66%

Earthquake Probability for Grainger County, TN

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Grainger County, TN.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2
(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)
MAGNITUDE
PROBABILITY
5.0
5.66%
5.1
4.59%
5.2
4.59%
5.2
4.59%
5.3
3.73%
5.4
3.04%
5.5
2.47%
5.6
2.29%
5.7
1.87%
5.8
1.65%
5.9
1.35%
6.0
1.26%
6.1
1.01%
6.2
0.88%
6.3
0.69%
6.4
0.64%
6.5
0.50%
6.6
0.42%
6.7
0.38%
6.8
0.28%
6.9
0.22%
7.0
0.19%
7.1
0.12%
7.2
0.08%
7.3
0.06%
7.4
0.03%
7.5
0.00%
7.6
0.00%
7.7
0.00%
7.8
0.00%
7.9
0.00%
8.0
0.00%
8.1
0.00%
8.2
0.00%
8.3
0.00%
8.4
0.00%
8.5
0.00%
8.6
0.00%
8.7
0.00%
8.8
0.00%
8.9
0.00%
9.0
0.00%
9.1
0.00%
9.2
0.00%

Earthquake Count for Grainger County, TN

View the number of earthquake incidents in Grainger County, TN by year that are more than 2.5 Magnitude.

List of Earthquake Incidents for Grainger County, TN

Total Number of Earthquakes in Grainger County, TN within 30 miles. All distances and depths in the table are measured in miles.

Date
Mag
Depth
 
06/25/2023
2.4
4.7
Details
06/24/2023
2.9
16.1
Details
06/04/2020
2.4
14.8
Details
07/17/2017
2.7
13.3
Details
05/16/2017
2.8
20.6
Details
01/15/2017
2.4
13.2
Details
03/28/2013
1.3
8.6
Details
10/31/1998
2.6
9.0
Details
02/14/1984
3.7
8.2
Details

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Grainger County, TN

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