M1.6 earthquake 13 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee on Wed, Aug 22, 2001, 5:08 PM EDT (21:08 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km NE of Eton, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-22 21:08:18 UTC
- Depth
- 22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.584° N, 84.056° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.2 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 267°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.212 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.77 km E of Baneberry, Tennessee · 9136 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9135 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.73 km SSE of Friendsville, Tennessee · 9132 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.05 km WNW of Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina · 9126 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.74 km W of South Cleveland, Tennessee · 9126 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 2.03 km SSW of Wartburg, Tennessee · 9174 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.62 km NNE of Wartburg, Tennessee · 9174 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.211 km N of Sevierville, Tennessee · 9190 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.211 km S of New Market, Tennessee · 9190 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 65
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se610723. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.