M1.6 earthquake 9 km W of Cleveland, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Cleveland, Tennessee on Thu, Nov 27, 1997, 12:03 PM EST (17:03 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-11-27 17:03:06 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.165° N, 84.977° 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
- 160°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.64 km SSW of Hopewell, Tennessee · 10518 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.66 km NW of Graysville, Tennessee · 10500 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 1.73 km ESE of Huntsville, Tennessee · 10530 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.74 km SSE of Huntsville, Tennessee · 10534 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.47 km ENE of Ducktown, Tennessee · 10541 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.43 km WSW of Menlo, Georgia · 10550 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61575. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.