M2.1 earthquake 1 km NE of Athens, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Athens, Tennessee on Sun, Feb 27, 1983, 6:52 PM EST (23:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km SSW of Etowah, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-27 23:52:17 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.454° N, 84.579° 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
- 6
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.38 km N of Madisonville, Tennessee · 15919 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Etowah, Tennessee · 15912 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.610 km SSW of Etowah, Tennessee · 15907 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.18 km SE of Vonore, Tennessee · 15887 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 15876 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60257. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.