M2.3 earthquake 3 km NNW of Ooltewah, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Ooltewah, Tennessee on Sun, Sep 28, 2008, 7:46 AM EDT (11:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km S of Midtown, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-09-28 11:46:46 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.105° N, 85.073° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se606882. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.