M2.0 earthquake 8 km NE of Ooltewah, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Ooltewah, Tennessee on Sun, Jan 20, 2002, 1:44 PM EST (18:44 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-20 18:44:38 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.124° N, 84.986° 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
- 100°
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km SSE of Sweetwater, Tennessee · 9012 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.60 km SE of Spring City, Tennessee · 9005 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.98 km WNW of Flat Top Mountain, Tennessee · 9004 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.512 km W of Philadelphia, Tennessee · 8985 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.39 km SW of Decatur, Tennessee · 8981 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61983. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.