M2.0 earthquake 7 km SW of Bean Station, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Bean Station, Tennessee on Sat, May 18, 2002, 3:02 AM EDT (07:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km S of Friendsville, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-18 07:02:31 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.303° N, 83.351° 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
- 176°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se62014. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.