M2.5 earthquake 3 km S of Friendsville, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Friendsville, Tennessee on Sun, Jun 9, 2002, 6:52 AM EDT (10:52 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-09 10:52:09 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.731° N, 84.130° 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
- 98°
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.112 km W of Bryson City, North Carolina · 8848 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.77 km ESE of Knoxville, Tennessee · 8835 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.06 km NNE of Louisville, Tennessee · 8824 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se62018. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.