M2.1 earthquake 6 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee on Thu, May 17, 2001, 2:43 AM EDT (06:43 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km WSW of Mascot, 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-17 06:43:48 UTC
- Depth
- 8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.039° N, 83.813° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.01
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 312°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.78 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 9259 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.14 km WNW of Rockford, Tennessee · 9256 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Midtown, Tennessee · 9211 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.54 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.89 km N of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.56 km ENE of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9206 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.66 km E of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9206 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.46 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9205 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se610717. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.