Tennessee earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km SSE of Philadelphia, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Philadelphia, Tennessee on Sun, May 13, 2001, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-05-13 18:17:21 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.616° N, 84.356° 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
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 9260 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.78 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 9260 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.14 km WNW of Rockford, Tennessee · 9256 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.015 km SE of Wildwood Lake, Tennessee · 9216 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.711 km SE of Wildwood Lake, Tennessee · 9216 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.58 km SSE of Midtown, Tennessee · 9211 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.54 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.89 km N of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.56 km ENE of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9207 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.66 km E of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9207 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.46 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9206 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.918 km SE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 9284 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.619 km NNW of Murphy, North Carolina · 9284 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.79 km N of Spring City, Tennessee · 9292 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61916. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.