M1.7 earthquake 4 km WSW of Blaine, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Blaine, Tennessee on Mon, Dec 6, 1982, 5:52 AM EST (10:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km SW of New Market, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-06 10:52:35 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.136° N, 83.747° 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
- 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16 km SSE of Lenoir City, Tennessee · 15997 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.34 km W of Vonore, Tennessee · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.18 km SW of New Market, Tennessee · 15953 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Blaine, Tennessee · 15951 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60204. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.