M3.2 earthquake 13 km E of Benton, Tennessee
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 13 km E of Benton, Tennessee on Sun, Sep 5, 1982, 6:11 AM EDT (10:11 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 0 km ENE of Tellico Village, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-05 10:11:09 UTC
- Depth
- 12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.192° N, 84.506° W
- Region
- Tennessee
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.01 km ESE of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 16070 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.55 km WSW of Coalfield, Tennessee · 16070 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.40 km ENE of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 16070 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.74 km ESE of Kingston, Tennessee · 16070 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.84 km SW of Benton, Tennessee · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60183 (also filed as usp0001pdz). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.