M1.9 earthquake 3 km SSW of Dayton, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Dayton, Tennessee on Wed, Jul 18, 2001, 12:00 PM EDT (16:00 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-18 16:00:52 UTC
- Depth
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.470° N, 85.030° 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
- 117°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.59 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia · 9179 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia · 9179 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.62 km NNE of Wartburg, Tennessee · 9177 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.03 km SSW of Wartburg, Tennessee · 9177 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee · 9166 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.810 km NE of Trion, Georgia · 9158 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.212 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9151 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9151 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61932. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.