M3.0 earthquake 11 km W of Sneedville, Tennessee
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km W of Sneedville, Tennessee on Fri, Apr 13, 2001, 12:36 PM EDT (16:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-13 16:36:20 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.526° N, 83.342° 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
- 197°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 9260 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.78 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee · 9260 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.14 km WNW of Rockford, Tennessee · 9256 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61906 (also filed as usp000ad5y). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.