M2.1 earthquake 11 km WSW of Bryson City, North Carolina
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Bryson City, North Carolina on Wed, May 8, 2002, 2:18 PM EDT (18:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km SSE of Greenback, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-08 18:18:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.408° N, 83.577° W
- Region
- North Carolina
- 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
- 129°
- Stations used
- 15
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayNorth Carolina earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se62011. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.