Tennessee earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Tennessee

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Tennessee on Sun, Aug 17, 2008, 11:00 PM EDT (03:00 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 11 km NW of Lenoir City, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2008-08-18 03:00:20 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.358° N, 84.771° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se606875. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.