M1.9 earthquake 19 km SSE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee on Sat, Oct 8, 1983, 2:21 AM EDT (06:21 UTC), 12 km (8 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
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-08 06:21:34 UTC
- Depth
- 12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.216° N, 84.185° W
- Region
- North Carolina
- 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
- 158°
- Stations used
- 11
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.65 km SE of Maryville, Tennessee · 15697 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Ringgold, Georgia · 15692 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.44 km S of Kingston, Tennessee · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.61 km NE of Greenback, Tennessee · 15688 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.13 km SW of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 15680 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 15666 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60310. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.