M2.6 earthquake 15 km SSE of Greenback, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Greenback, Tennessee on Wed, May 15, 2002, 2:34 AM EDT (06:34 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-15 06:34:50 UTC
- Depth
- 15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.542° N, 84.078° 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
- 102°
- Stations used
- 23
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.93 km NE of Vonore, Tennessee · 8901 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.53 km S of Friendsville, Tennessee · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.112 km W of Bryson City, North Carolina · 8845 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se62012. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.