M2.4 earthquake 5 km NNW of Benton, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Benton, Tennessee on Wed, Nov 28, 2001, 1:27 AM EST (06:27 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km WNW of Tellico Plains, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-28 06:27:17 UTC
- Depth
- 1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.222° N, 84.666° 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
- 71°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.54 km WNW of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 9062 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.210 km SW of Maryville, Tennessee · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.08 km NE of Ooltewah, Tennessee · 9012 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Sweetwater, Tennessee · 9012 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
Before
- 1.811 km ESE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 9085 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.618 km NE of Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina · 9089 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.52 km SW of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.12 km W of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61971. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC.