M1.8 earthquake 4 km NNW of Greenback, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Greenback, Tennessee on Sat, Jul 2, 1983, 2:46 AM EDT (06:46 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km ESE of Vonore, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-02 06:46:28 UTC
- Depth
- 13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.696° N, 84.196° 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
- 181°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.29 km ESE of Vonore, Tennessee · 15791 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.68 km SE of Vonore, Tennessee · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.11 km NE of Blairsville, Georgia · 15771 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.53 km W of Mascot, Tennessee · 15766 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.07 km NE of Walland, Tennessee · 15764 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.18 km SE of Philadelphia, Tennessee · 15757 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60284. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.