M2.6 earthquake 1 km NE of Greenback, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Greenback, Tennessee on Mon, Oct 17, 1983, 3:45 AM EDT (07:45 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-17 07:45:20 UTC
- Depth
- 19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.670° N, 84.162° 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
- 98°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.13 km SW of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 15678 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.67 km N of Rutledge, Tennessee · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 2.44 km S of Kingston, Tennessee · 15686 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.65 km SE of Maryville, Tennessee · 15695 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.919 km SSE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.510 km ESE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.74 km SE of Friendsville, Tennessee · 15698 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60314. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.