M3.2 earthquake 9 km ESE of Vonore, Tennessee
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Vonore, Tennessee on Fri, Jul 8, 1983, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-08 19:29:05 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.548° N, 84.153° W
- Region
- Tennessee
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | mb_Lg, Lg-wave body | SE | Preferred · Final |
| 3.3 | mb_Lg, Lg-wave body | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Alcoa, Greenback, Maryville, Tallassee, Tellico Plains and Vonore. Also felt (III) at Tapoco, North Carolina.
From the USGS event page for se60286. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 87°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.68 km SE of Vonore, Tennessee · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.11 km NE of Blairsville, Georgia · 15771 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.53 km W of Mascot, Tennessee · 15765 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.07 km NE of Walland, Tennessee · 15764 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.18 km SE of Philadelphia, Tennessee · 15757 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60286 (also filed as usp0001wnv). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.