M1.9 earthquake 8 km WNW of Flat Top Mountain, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Flat Top Mountain, Tennessee on Tue, Jan 29, 2002, 12:50 AM CST (06:50 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km W of Philadelphia, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-29 06:50:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.369° N, 85.277° 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
- 256°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.512 km W of Philadelphia, Tennessee · 8985 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.39 km SW of Decatur, Tennessee · 8981 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.01 km WSW of Niota, Tennessee · 8949 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 8947 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61988. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.