M2.0 earthquake 6 km SSE of Palmer, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Palmer, Tennessee on Wed, Nov 20, 1991, 11:09 PM CST (05:09 UTC), 11 km (7 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
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-11-21 05:09:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.298° N, 85.535° 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
- 86°
- Stations used
- 16
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.34 km S of Dayton, Tennessee · 12730 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.70 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia · 12723 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.57 km S of Pikeville, Tennessee · 12714 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.08 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee · 12703 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.78 km S of Charleston, Tennessee · 12698 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.714 km SSW of Benton, Tennessee · 12696 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61180. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.