M2.3 earthquake 7 km SE of Kingston, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Kingston, Tennessee on Tue, Oct 20, 1987, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
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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
- 1987-10-20 22:49:55 UTC
- Depth
- 12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.841° N, 84.444° 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
- 54°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.65 km WSW of Garland, Tennessee · 14225 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.75 km WNW of Graysville, Tennessee · 14207 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.84 km NNE of Greenback, Tennessee · 14206 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.91 km SSW of Coalfield, Tennessee · 14180 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60679. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.