Tennessee earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Tennessee

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Tennessee on Thu, Dec 5, 1991, 11:10 AM EST (16:10 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km S of Pikeville, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1991-12-05 16:10:30 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.583° N, 84.118° 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
67°
Stations used
13

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km S of Pikeville, Tennessee · 12706 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.84 km ESE of Huntsville, Tennessee · 12703 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.08 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee · 12695 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.78 km S of Charleston, Tennessee · 12689 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSW of Benton, Tennessee · 12688 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.00 km SW of Rutledge, Tennessee · 12682 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km S of Dayton, Tennessee · 12721 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.75 km SW of Blaine, Tennessee · 12722 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.67 km N of Wildwood, Tennessee · 12722 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.210 km SE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12725 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.25 km SSE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12726 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.816 km E of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 12732 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61188. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.