M1.5 earthquake 8 km SSE of Midtown, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Midtown, Tennessee on Wed, Jul 4, 2001, 12:06 PM EDT (16:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km SSW of Dayton, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-04 16:06:28 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.801° N, 84.542° 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
- 173°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.93 km SSW of Dayton, Tennessee · 9198 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.211 km S of New Market, Tennessee · 9190 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 65
- 3.211 km N of Sevierville, Tennessee · 9190 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.62 km NNE of Wartburg, Tennessee · 9174 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.03 km SSW of Wartburg, Tennessee · 9174 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee · 9163 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61925. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.