Tennessee earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 6 km NW of Decatur, Tennessee

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Decatur, Tennessee on Wed, Mar 7, 2001, 12:12 PM EST (17:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2001-03-07 17:12:23 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.552° N, 84.850° 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
82°
Stations used
26

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km WNW of Decatur, Tennessee · 9337 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 19
  2. 3.27 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia · 9323 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.53 km NW of Niota, Tennessee · 9318 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.85 km E of Niota, Tennessee · 9314 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.37 km SW of Tellico Village, Tennessee · 9308 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.79 km N of Spring City, Tennessee · 9298 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.619 km NNW of Murphy, North Carolina · 9291 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.918 km SE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 9291 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km ESE of Philadelphia, Tennessee · 9345 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.66 km NE of Pelham, Tennessee · 9350 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.16 km ESE of East Cleveland, Tennessee · 9352 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.01 km NW of Maryville, Tennessee · 9354 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.28 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee · 9355 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61895. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.