A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Mascot in Tennessee on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -83.7916641° West, latitude 36.0460014° North, depth = 11.64 km. Id of earthquake: se60197292. Event ids that are associated: se60197292. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.64 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.94-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:56:16 / 2:56 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 25/04/18 / 2018-04-25 07:56:16 / April 25, 2018 @ 7:56 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sweetwater, Harriman, Kingston (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 15 km (9 miles) from Knoxville (c. 178 900 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Oak Ridge (c. 29 300 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Morristown (c. 29 100 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Maryville (c. 27 500 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Farragut (c. 20 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 4 km WSW of Mascot, Tennessee.
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