M2.4 earthquake 4 km S of Kingston, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km S of Kingston, Tennessee on Sun, Oct 16, 1983, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km NE of Greenback, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-16 22:02:48 UTC
- Depth
- 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.839° N, 84.507° 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
- 130°
- Stations used
- 23
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.61 km NE of Greenback, Tennessee · 15690 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.13 km SW of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 15682 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 1.65 km SE of Maryville, Tennessee · 15699 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.919 km SSE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 15699 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.510 km ESE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 15699 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.74 km SE of Friendsville, Tennessee · 15702 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60313. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.