Tennessee earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 11 km N of Sevierville, Tennessee

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km N of Sevierville, Tennessee on Thu, Jul 26, 2001, 1:26 AM EDT (05:26 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2001-07-26 05:26:46 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.971° N, 83.552° 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
107°
Stations used
19

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NNE of Wartburg, Tennessee · 9174 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.03 km SSW of Wartburg, Tennessee · 9174 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.613 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee · 9163 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.77 km E of Baneberry, Tennessee · 9136 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.75 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9136 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.73 km SSE of Friendsville, Tennessee · 9133 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.211 km S of New Market, Tennessee · 9191 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 65
  2. 2.46 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9207 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.66 km E of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.56 km ENE of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9208 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.89 km N of Bryson City, North Carolina · 9209 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.54 km WSW of Cherokee, North Carolina · 9210 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.58 km SSE of Midtown, Tennessee · 9212 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61933. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.