M1.9 earthquake 1 km SSW of Coalfield, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Coalfield, Tennessee on Sun, Dec 6, 1987, 11:04 PM EST (04:04 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km SE of Tellico Plains, 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
- 1987-12-07 04:04:48 UTC
- Depth
- 22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.015° N, 84.432° 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
- 75°
- Stations used
- 38
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
- 2.311 km SE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 14145 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.912 km SE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 14145 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.5Tennessee · 14145 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.212 km SE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 14145 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.911 km SE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 14145 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.56 km W of Benton, Tennessee · 14136 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60703. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC.