M2.0 earthquake 9 km E of Franklin, North Carolina
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km E of Franklin, North Carolina on Sun, May 20, 2001, 11:19 PM EDT (03:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-21 03:19:28 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.175° N, 83.274° 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
- 137°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.54 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.89 km N of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.56 km ENE of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9206 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.66 km E of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9206 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.46 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9205 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61920. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.