M1.8 earthquake 11 km ESE of Madisonville, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Madisonville, Tennessee on Thu, Nov 8, 2001, 6:31 AM EST (11:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km WNW of Tellico Plains, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-08 11:31:23 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.487° N, 84.247° 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
- 105°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.86 km WNW of Sevierville, Tennessee · 9085 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.45 km NNW of Benton, Tennessee · 9074 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.54 km WNW of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 9070 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.210 km SW of Maryville, Tennessee · 9067 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61967. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC.