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Ocoee (29.1 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : Basement walls raddled, like something was coming through the wall.
Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - 5 Km E of Riceville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 at 7:46 pm (GMT -5) -
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Weak magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 5 km depth
20 Jan 14:24 UTC: First to report: USGS after 14 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 20, 2022 00:46:38 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 at 7:46 pm (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 5.1 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 35.386°N / 84.62983°W  (Tennessee, United States) |
| Antipode | 35.386°S / 95.37°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 6 km (4 mi) E of Riceville (pop: 670) --> See nearby quakes! 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Athens (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes! 12 km (7 mi) NW of Etowah (pop: 3,500) --> See nearby quakes! 20 km (13 mi) SE of Decatur (pop: 1,580) --> See nearby quakes! 24 km (15 mi) N of Benton (pop: 1,290) --> See nearby quakes! 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Sweetwater (Monroe County) (pop: 5,930) --> See nearby quakes! 34 km (21 mi) NE of Cleveland (pop: 43,900) --> See nearby quakes! 67 km (41 mi) ENE of East Chattanooga (pop: 154,000) --> See nearby quakes! 90 km (56 mi) SW of Knoxville (pop: 185,300) --> See nearby quakes! 778 km (483 mi) WSW of Washington (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes! |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 5.1 km | 5 Km E of Riceville, Tennessee | USGS |
| 2.1 | 5.1 km | Tennessee | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake (1)
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