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M 2.3md

Earthquake near Tellico Village, TN

No earthquake was likely felt in Tellico Village in the 24 hours to 2:19 pm EST (19:19 UTC). The last one was M 2.4, 21 km (13 mi) NNW, at 1:54 am EDT on 30 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Tellico Village

This page: a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 6 km (4 mi) south-southwest of Tellico Village, TN, at 3:51 pm EDT on 8 July 2018 (19:51 UTC), 6.8 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 5 km SSW of Tellico Village, Tennessee

48 km (30 mi) SW of Knoxville, TN

3:51 pm EDT, Jul 8, 2018 · · 6.8 km deep · released about 74 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Loudon County 11 kmMonroe County 22 kmRoane County 31 kmBlount County 34 kmMcMinn County 38 kmMeigs County 50 kmKnox County 50 kmGraham County 53 kmAnderson County 54 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
3:51 pm EDT on 8 July 2018 ()
Where
6 km (4 mi) south-southwest of Tellico Village, TN · earthquakes near Tellico Village
Magnitude
M 2.3 (md)
Depth
6.8 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity I
Nearest
Loudon County, 11 km NNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3047 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 35 km (22 mi) from the epicentre. In Tellico Village, 6 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Farragut 30 km, intensity II · Maryville 32 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 74 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 200,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 140,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 13× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.3 about 74 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 35.6397, -84.2897. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Loudon County, TN 11 km (7 mi) NNW earthquakes near Loudon County
Monroe County, TN 22 km (13 mi) S earthquakes near Monroe County
Roane County, TN 31 km (19 mi) NW earthquakes near Roane County
Blount County, TN 34 km (21 mi) E earthquakes near Blount County
McMinn County, TN 38 km (24 mi) SW earthquakes near McMinn County
Meigs County, TN 50 km (31 mi) WSW earthquakes near Meigs County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.6 3 km ENE of Philadelphia, Tennessee
  2. 2.6 7 km WNW of Farragut, Tennessee
  3. 2.1 12 km NNE of Decatur, Tennessee
  4. 1.9 4 km SSW of Maryville, Tennessee
  5. 2.1 3 km NNE of Athens, Tennessee
  6. 2.1 11 km NW of Huntsville, Tennessee
  7. 1.8 1 km WNW of Eagleton Village, Tennessee
  8. 2.0 3 km SSW of Maryville, Tennessee
  9. 2.1 3 km SSW of Maryville, Tennessee
  10. 2.0 0 km W of Maryville, Tennessee
  11. 2.4 2 km SSW of Maryville, Tennessee
  12. 2.3 0 km WSW of Maryville, Tennessee
  13. 1.7 2 km NE of Tellico Village, Tennessee
  14. 2.1 2 km ESE of Tellico Village, Tennessee
  15. 2.2 2 km ESE of Tellico Village, Tennessee

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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