Recent Earthquakes Near Independence, Virginia, United States
Independence has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 0 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 2 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Independence:
Thurmond, North Carolina, United States
2.1 magnitude earthquake
2025-11-30 12:11:49
at 12:11
November 30, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.5050, -80.9150
25.0 km from Thurmond (15.5 miles)
Depth: 6.0 km
Jefferson, North Carolina, United States
2.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-11-08 18:25:12
at 18:25
November 08, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4330, -81.2870
24.2 km from Jefferson (15.0 miles)
Depth: 4.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.0 magnitude earthquake
2024-08-28 15:51:38
at 15:51
August 28, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4280, -81.1050
22.0 km from Sparta (13.7 miles)
Depth: 7.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.2 magnitude earthquake
2024-08-28 05:34:18
at 05:34
August 28, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4510, -81.0790
20.1 km from Sparta (12.5 miles)
Depth: 4.0 km
Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
2.2 magnitude earthquake
2024-07-21 08:25:05
at 08:25
July 21, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.0480, -81.5260
72.0 km from Lenoir (44.7 miles)
Depth: 6.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.2 magnitude earthquake
2024-07-13 09:44:06
at 09:44
July 13, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4520, -81.0880
19.8 km from Sparta (12.3 miles)
Depth: 5.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.1 magnitude earthquake
2024-06-19 05:01:39
at 05:01
June 19, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.5030, -81.1040
14.0 km from Sparta (8.7 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-06-18 09:16:45
at 09:16
June 18, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4630, -81.0840
18.7 km from Sparta (11.6 miles)
Depth: 3.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-06-18 08:41:47
at 08:41
June 18, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.5040, -81.0980
14.0 km from Sparta (8.7 miles)
Depth: 4.0 km
Galax, Virginia, United States
1.5 magnitude earthquake
2024-03-31 00:22:32
at 00:22
March 31, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.5330, -80.9600
19.9 km from Galax (12.4 miles)
Depth: 5.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-03-30 23:48:52
at 23:48
March 30, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.5190, -80.9630
20.5 km from Sparta (12.8 miles)
Depth: 6.0 km
Hillsville, Virginia, United States
2.6 magnitude earthquake
2023-07-08 13:09:23
at 13:09
July 08, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.7320, -80.7350
39.3 km from Hillsville (24.4 miles)
Depth: 3.0 km
Hillsville, Virginia, United States
2.7 magnitude earthquake
2023-07-06 09:50:51
at 09:50
July 06, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.7160, -80.7250
39.7 km from Hillsville (24.6 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
West Jefferson, North Carolina, United States
1.8 magnitude earthquake
2023-01-28 09:09:44
at 09:09
January 28, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.3190, -81.4700
44.0 km from West Jefferson (27.4 miles)
Depth: 3.0 km
Independence, Virginia, United States
2.6 magnitude earthquake
2022-10-25 09:25:27
at 09:25
October 25, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.5880, -81.0630
8.9 km from Independence (5.5 miles)
Depth: 2.0 km
Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States
2.1 magnitude earthquake
2022-08-02 04:22:04
at 04:22
August 02, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.1730, -81.6460
66.6 km from Blowing Rock (41.4 miles)
Depth: 2.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.1 magnitude earthquake
2022-03-13 18:15:14
at 18:15
March 13, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4600, -81.0840
19.1 km from Sparta (11.8 miles)
Depth: 4.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.9 magnitude earthquake
2022-03-11 02:07:08
at 02:07
March 11, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4870, -81.1180
15.4 km from Sparta (9.5 miles)
Depth: 1.0 km
Mountain City, Tennessee, United States
2.2 magnitude earthquake
2022-01-30 02:35:59
at 02:35
January 30, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.5050, -81.7230
52.7 km from Mountain City (32.7 miles)
Depth: 4.0 km
Abingdon, Virginia, United States
2.6 magnitude earthquake
2021-11-21 11:04:12
at 11:04
November 21, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.6320, -82.0250
78.0 km from Abingdon (48.5 miles)
Depth: 4.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-11-05 12:03:06
at 12:03
November 05, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4300, -81.0970
21.9 km from Sparta (13.6 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.8 magnitude earthquake
2021-08-23 05:26:11
at 05:26
August 23, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4650, -81.1040
18.0 km from Sparta (11.2 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.7 magnitude earthquake
2021-07-30 14:36:11
at 14:36
July 30, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4520, -81.0790
20.0 km from Sparta (12.5 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Narrows, Virginia, United States
2.8 magnitude earthquake
2021-07-15 00:55:47
at 00:55
July 15, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.2400, -80.8240
74.5 km from Narrows (46.3 miles)
Depth: 20.0 km
Hays, North Carolina, United States
1.6 magnitude earthquake
2021-06-21 04:34:37
at 04:34
June 21, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.3370, -81.1650
31.7 km from Hays (19.7 miles)
Depth: 1.0 km
Hays, North Carolina, United States
1.8 magnitude earthquake
2021-06-21 04:30:48
at 04:30
June 21, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.3380, -81.1700
31.6 km from Hays (19.6 miles)
Depth: 1.0 km
Independence, Virginia, United States
2.3 magnitude earthquake
2021-06-17 02:43:10
at 02:43
June 17, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.7060, -81.1360
9.4 km from Independence (5.8 miles)
Depth: 9.0 km
Independence, Virginia, United States
2.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-06-16 09:19:36
at 09:19
June 16, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.7090, -81.1400
9.7 km from Independence (6.0 miles)
Depth: 4.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.9 magnitude earthquake
2021-06-09 11:56:55
at 11:56
June 09, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4920, -81.0810
15.8 km from Sparta (9.8 miles)
Depth: 4.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.9 magnitude earthquake
2021-04-28 23:19:33
at 23:19
April 28, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4820, -81.0650
17.5 km from Sparta (10.9 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.3 magnitude earthquake
2021-04-21 19:24:39
at 19:24
April 21, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4640, -81.0670
19.2 km from Sparta (11.9 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.7 magnitude earthquake
2021-04-20 11:53:05
at 11:53
April 20, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4860, -81.1030
15.8 km from Sparta (9.8 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-03-04 07:13:54
at 07:13
March 04, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4580, -81.0910
19.1 km from Sparta (11.9 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.5 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-27 01:50:16
at 01:50
February 27, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4600, -81.0810
19.1 km from Sparta (11.9 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.2 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-25 19:42:01
at 19:42
February 25, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4650, -81.1030
18.0 km from Sparta (11.2 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.8 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-09 00:31:10
at 00:31
February 09, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4610, -81.0680
19.5 km from Sparta (12.1 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.2 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-04 04:33:59
at 04:33
February 04, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4800, -81.1270
16.0 km from Sparta (9.9 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
2.6 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-04 04:03:04
at 04:03
February 04, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4910, -81.1310
14.7 km from Sparta (9.1 miles)
Depth: 1.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.6 magnitude earthquake
2020-11-09 02:59:47
at 02:59
November 09, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.4840, -81.0740
16.9 km from Sparta (10.5 miles)
Depth: 2.0 km
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
1.5 magnitude earthquake
2020-11-07 15:13:33
at 15:13
November 07, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.5140, -81.0960
13.1 km from Sparta (8.1 miles)
Depth: 0.0 km