M2.3 earthquake 4 km W of Vonore, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km W of Vonore, Tennessee on Tue, Jan 18, 1983, 12:09 AM EST (05:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km SW of New Market, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-18 05:09:12 UTC
- Depth
- 8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.589° N, 84.287° 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
- 88°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.18 km SW of New Market, Tennessee · 15953 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Blaine, Tennessee · 15952 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.11 km NE of Athens, Tennessee · 15922 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.38 km N of Madisonville, Tennessee · 15918 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Etowah, Tennessee · 15910 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.610 km SSW of Etowah, Tennessee · 15906 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.611 km SW of Dillsboro, North Carolina · 15903 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60247. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.