Tennessee earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km ESE of Vonore, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Vonore, Tennessee on Mon, Oct 14, 1991, 7:10 AM EDT (11:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km NNE of Eton, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
SE
Local time
UTC
1991-10-14 11:10:37 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.578° N, 84.187° 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
126°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NNE of Seymour, Tennessee · 12761 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNE of Decatur, Tennessee · 12758 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.19 km NNE of Eton, Georgia · 12755 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.816 km E of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 12740 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.25 km SSE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12734 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.210 km SE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12733 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.67 km N of Wildwood, Tennessee · 12730 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.75 km SW of Blaine, Tennessee · 12730 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.34 km S of Dayton, Tennessee · 12729 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.70 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia · 12723 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.2Tennessee · 12719 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.57 km S of Pikeville, Tennessee · 12714 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km SE of Cohutta, Georgia · 12777 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.06 km NE of Greenback, Tennessee · 12792 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61163. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.