M1.9 earthquake 3 km NE of Vonore, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Vonore, Tennessee on Thu, May 16, 2002, 3:05 AM EDT (07:05 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km S of Friendsville, 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
- 2002-05-16 07:05:30 UTC
- Depth
- 18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.615° N, 84.218° 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
- 174°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.53 km S of Friendsville, Tennessee · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.112 km W of Bryson City, North Carolina · 8845 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se62013. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.