M2.3 earthquake 4 km S of Dayton, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km S of Dayton, Tennessee on Mon, Nov 25, 1991, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 1991-11-25 20:15:51 UTC
- Depth
- 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.458° N, 85.008° 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
- 94°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.70 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia · 12723 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.2Tennessee · 12720 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.57 km S of Pikeville, Tennessee · 12714 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.84 km ESE of Huntsville, Tennessee · 12711 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.08 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee · 12703 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.78 km S of Charleston, Tennessee · 12697 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.714 km SSW of Benton, Tennessee · 12696 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 2.210 km SE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12733 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.25 km SSE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12734 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.06 km SSE of Palmer, Tennessee · 12734 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.816 km E of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 12740 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.98 km WNW of Linwood, Georgia · 12745 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.19 km NNE of Eton, Georgia · 12756 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.613 km NNE of Decatur, Tennessee · 12758 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61185. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.