M2.7 earthquake 3 km SSE of Vonore, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Vonore, Tennessee on Wed, Apr 8, 1987, 9:31 PM EDT (01:31 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-09 01:31:23 UTC
- Depth
- 17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.561° N, 84.226° 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
- 39°
- Stations used
- 49
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.618 km NNW of Dahlonega, Georgia · 14407 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.817 km WSW of Epworth, Georgia · 14398 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.01 km NW of Niota, Tennessee · 14393 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.62 km SSW of Vonore, Tennessee · 14359 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 1.55 km SSE of Vonore, Tennessee · 14425 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.53 km SSE of Vonore, Tennessee · 14425 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.22 km SSE of Vonore, Tennessee · 14425 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.23 km SE of Vonore, Tennessee · 14425 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Friendsville, Tennessee · 14438 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.93 km ESE of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60607. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.