M2.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina on Sat, Jul 7, 2001, 6:43 AM EDT (10:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km S of New Market, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-07 10:43:53 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.450° N, 83.361° W
- Region
- North Carolina
- 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
- 130°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.89 km N of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9215 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.56 km ENE of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9214 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.66 km E of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9214 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.46 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9213 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.211 km S of New Market, Tennessee · 9197 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 65
- 3.211 km N of Sevierville, Tennessee · 9197 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee · 9169 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61926. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.