M2.5 earthquake 12 km S of Midtown, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km S of Midtown, Tennessee on Sun, Nov 9, 2008, 9:29 PM EST (02:29 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km SSW of New Market, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-11-10 02:29:00 UTC
- Depth
- 25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.766° N, 84.591° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 19
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
- 1.86 km NE of Cohutta, Georgia · 6500 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.814 km S of Maryville, Tennessee · 6497 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.36 km SSW of New Market, Tennessee · 6495 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 157
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se606889. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.