M1.6 earthquake 7 km NE of Pine Crest, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Pine Crest, Tennessee on Thu, Oct 21, 1982, 10:34 PM EDT (02:34 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 4 km WSW of Blaine, 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
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-22 02:34:32 UTC
- Depth
- 20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.324° N, 84.067° 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
- 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74 km WSW of Blaine, Tennessee · 15997 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.16 km SSE of Lenoir City, Tennessee · 15988 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 2.74 km ESE of Kingston, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.40 km ENE of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.55 km WSW of Coalfield, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.01 km ESE of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60193. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.