Contact | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU

Minor mag. 1.8 earthquake - 2.6 mi southwest of Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA, on Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 7:18 am (GMT -5) -

Minor magnitude 1.8 earthquake at 27 km depth

5 Dec 18:16 UTC: First to report: USGS after 6 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 5, 2022 12:18:53 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 7:18 am (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.8
Depth	27.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.57783°N / 84.4965°W (Monroe, Tennessee, United States)
Antipode	35.578°S / 95.504°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (3 mi) SW of Sweetwater (Monroe County) (pop: 5,930) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (8 mi) WNW of Madisonville (pop: 4,780) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Athens (pop: 13,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) SW of Farragut (pop: 21,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) NE of Cleveland (pop: 43,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SW of Knoxville (pop: 185,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) NE of East Chattanooga (pop: 154,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 756 km (470 mi) WSW of Washington (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	3.2 x 10⁷ joules (8.78 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

Show interactive Map

[smaller] [bigger]

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.

Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.8	27 km	4 Km SW of Sweetwater, Tennessee	USGS
1.8	27 km	Tennessee	RaspberryShake

Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in the US Tennessee

Seismograms

Seismic station: Tuckaleechee Caverns, TN, USA (TKL/IM network) | Distance from quake: 66 km / 41 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tuckaleechee Caverns, TN, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Show less

Seismic station Tuckaleechee Caverns, TN, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tuckaleechee Caverns, TN, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Tazewell, Tennessee, USA (TZTN/US network) | Distance from quake: 137 km / 85 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tazewell, Tennessee, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tazewell, Tennessee, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tazewell, Tennessee, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Godfrey, Georgia, USA (GOGA/US network) | Distance from quake: 258 km / 160 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Godfrey, Georgia, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Godfrey, Georgia, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Godfrey, Georgia, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Waverly, Tennessee, USA (WVT/IU network) | Distance from quake: 307 km / 191 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Waverly, Tennessee, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Waverly, Tennessee, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Waverly, Tennessee, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Wyandotte Cave, Indiana, USA (WCI/IU network) | Distance from quake: 335 km / 208 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Wyandotte Cave, Indiana, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Wyandotte Cave, Indiana, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Wyandotte Cave, Indiana, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (1)

At magnitude 1.8, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

Contribute:
Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.
Flag as inappropriate.
Mark as helpful or interesting.
Send your own user report!

Translate

Morristown, Tn (131.5 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s : A light vibration/ shake

Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!

Try our free app!

Android | iOS version

Why is there advertising on this site?

Support us - Help us upgrade our services!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features, write great content, and in upgrading our soft- and hardware, please make a donation (PayPal or Online credit card payment).

Planned features:

Improved multilanguage support
Tsunami alerts
Faster responsiveness

Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:

Design upgrade
Detailed quake stats
Additional seismic data sources

Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS

Thank you!

Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. Re-use is generally not permitted without authorization. Contact us for licensing rights.

Volcanoes & Earthquakes