M2.5 earthquake 12 km W of Philadelphia, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km W of Philadelphia, Tennessee on Sun, Feb 17, 2002, 2:00 AM EST (07:00 UTC), 5 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-17 07:00:43 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.699° N, 84.543° 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
- 73°
- Stations used
- 27
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.39 km SW of Decatur, Tennessee · 8987 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.7Kentucky-Tennessee border region · 8983 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.61 km S of Louisville, Tennessee · 8956 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.01 km WSW of Niota, Tennessee · 8955 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 8953 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 1.98 km WNW of Flat Top Mountain, Tennessee · 9010 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.60 km SE of Spring City, Tennessee · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Sweetwater, Tennessee · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.08 km NE of Ooltewah, Tennessee · 9018 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61992. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.