M1.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Pelham, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Pelham, Tennessee on Thu, Feb 22, 2001, 7:38 PM CST (01:38 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km NW of Decatur, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-23 01:38:19 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.348° N, 85.820° 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
- 214°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
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
- 3.26 km NW of Decatur, Tennessee · 9330 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.25 km WNW of Decatur, Tennessee · 9330 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 19
- 3.27 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia · 9316 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.79 km N of Spring City, Tennessee · 9291 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61891. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.