M2.1 earthquake 2 km W of Hopewell, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km W of Hopewell, Tennessee on Mon, Oct 29, 2001, 4:40 PM EST (21:40 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SW of Hopewell, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-29 21:40:42 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.232° N, 84.917° 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
- 123°
- Stations used
- 18
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.52 km SW of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9104 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.811 km ESE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.45 km NNW of Benton, Tennessee · 9075 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.54 km WNW of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 9071 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.210 km SW of Maryville, Tennessee · 9067 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61963. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.