Earthquake Information for Tipton County, Tennessee

Tipton County, TN has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 4 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 15.64% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Tipton County, TN within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Tipton County, TN was a 3.6 Magnitude in 1981.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Tipton County since 1931
4
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
15.64%

Earthquake Probability for Tipton County, TN

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Tipton 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
15.64%
5.1
14.18%
5.2
14.18%
5.2
14.18%
5.3
12.99%
5.4
12.02%
5.5
11.24%
5.6
10.99%
5.7
10.40%
5.8
10.09%
5.9
9.67%
6.0
9.54%
6.1
9.18%
6.2
8.99%
6.3
8.74%
6.4
8.66%
6.5
8.45%
6.6
8.34%
6.7
8.28%
6.8
8.13%
6.9
8.05%
7.0
8.01%
7.1
7.91%
7.2
7.87%
7.3
7.84%
7.4
6.67%
7.5
5.12%
7.6
5.12%
7.7
1.20%
7.8
1.20%
7.9
1.20%
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 Tipton County, TN

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

List of Earthquake Incidents for Tipton County, TN

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

Date
Mag
Depth
 
10/11/2023
2.8
12.9
Details
11/29/2016
2.4
14.1
Details
08/25/2015
3.5
12.2
Details
06/29/2015
2.3
4.8
Details
01/16/2009
2.8
8.5
Details
03/12/1974
3.2
5.0
Details

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Tipton County, TN

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