M1.8 earthquake 4 km SW of Benton, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Benton, Tennessee on Sat, Oct 9, 1982, 2:09 PM EDT (18:09 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 11 km WSW of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-09 18:09:53 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.148° N, 84.685° 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
- Operator assigned
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.74 km ESE of Kingston, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.40 km ENE of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.55 km WSW of Coalfield, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.01 km ESE of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60191. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.