M2.3 earthquake 9 km SW of Decatur, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Decatur, Tennessee on Thu, Feb 21, 2002, 12:15 AM EST (05:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-21 05:15:24 UTC
- Depth
- 2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.452° N, 84.861° 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
- 118°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.61 km S of Louisville, Tennessee · 8953 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.01 km WSW of Niota, Tennessee · 8953 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 8950 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Dalton, Georgia · 8940 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.914 km SW of Dalton, Georgia · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61993. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.