M2.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Coalfield, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Coalfield, Tennessee on Fri, Sep 24, 1982, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 0 km ENE of Tellico Village, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-24 21:57:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.010° N, 84.480° 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
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.40 km ENE of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.74 km ESE of Kingston, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.84 km SW of Benton, Tennessee · 16054 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.67 km NE of Pine Crest, Tennessee · 16042 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se601800 (also filed as usp0001pt9). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.