M1.8 earthquake 16 km S of Benton, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km S of Benton, Tennessee on Wed, Jun 25, 1997, 9:47 PM EDT (01:47 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km E 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
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-06-26 01:47:42 UTC
- Depth
- 17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.032° N, 84.622° 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
- 180°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.512 km E of Cohutta, Georgia · 10657 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.83 km S of Harrison, Tennessee · 10649 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.95 km E of Cohutta, Georgia · 10649 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61519. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.