M2.4 earthquake 2 km NNW of Pennington Gap, Virginia
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Pennington Gap, Virginia on Thu, Jan 2, 1992, 11:59 PM EST (04:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-01-03 04:59:54 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.779° N, 83.040° W
- Region
- Virginia
- 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
- 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61196. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.