Tennessee earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km WNW of Rockford, Tennessee

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Rockford, Tennessee on Sun, May 20, 2001, 10:36 PM EDT (02:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-05-21 02:36:06 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.846° N, 83.982° 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
94°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km E of Franklin, North Carolina · 9256 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.58 km SSE of Midtown, Tennessee · 9211 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.54 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.89 km N of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.56 km ENE of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9206 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.66 km E of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9206 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.46 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9205 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.78 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 9260 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.16 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 9260 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.58 km SSE of Philadelphia, Tennessee · 9263 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.918 km SE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 9284 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.619 km NNW of Murphy, North Carolina · 9284 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61919. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.