M1.5 earthquake 7 km NW of Mascot, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Mascot, Tennessee on Fri, Nov 22, 1985, 8:19 AM EST (13:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km SW of Midtown, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-22 13:19:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.100° N, 83.815° 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
- 115°
- Stations used
- 12
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.53 km S of Louisville, Tennessee · 14898 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Midtown, Tennessee · 14888 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.34 km NE of Townsend, Tennessee · 14884 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60465. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.