M2.0 earthquake 7 km NE of Walland, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Walland, Tennessee on Fri, Aug 5, 1983, 3:22 AM EDT (07:22 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 Kentucky-Tennessee border region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-05 07:22:36 UTC
- Depth
- 22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.783° N, 83.762° 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
- 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.18 km SE of Philadelphia, Tennessee · 15757 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.3Kentucky-Tennessee border region · 15740 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60297. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.