Tennessee earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee on Sat, Feb 17, 2001, 6:05 AM EST (11:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km NW of Decatur, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-02-17 11:05:26 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.358° N, 84.798° 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
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km NW of Maryville, Tennessee · 9347 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.16 km ESE of East Cleveland, Tennessee · 9345 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.66 km NE of Pelham, Tennessee · 9342 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.16 km ESE of Philadelphia, Tennessee · 9338 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.26 km NW of Decatur, Tennessee · 9330 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.25 km WNW of Decatur, Tennessee · 9330 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 19
  7. 3.27 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia · 9316 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.53 km NW of Niota, Tennessee · 9311 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.85 km E of Niota, Tennessee · 9307 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.37 km SW of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.79 km N of Spring City, Tennessee · 9291 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km SSW of Crab Orchard, Tennessee · 9365 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.714 km WNW of Linwood, Georgia · 9369 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61888. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.