[Geology2] Fw: 2015-03-14 04:51:28 UPDATED: (M2.8) TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER REGION 35.4 -83.3 (63922)

We have had about 5 quakes in three days in the Smokey Mountains along the TN-NC line-- plus a couple within the prior 3 weeks.   It is unusual here to have more than one every 5 years or so.  I haven't checked the location against known faults to see if this is on a known active fault/new fault/reactivated fault or cavern collapse  etc.  Around 3-3.6 km it is possible for a cavern collapse as the existing Smokeys are rootless mountains consisting of archaic sandstones/quartzite which was thrust over Cambrian-aged limestones( See geologic "coves".  I await the researcher's analysis.

Eman

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Subject: 2015-03-14 04:51:28 UPDATED: (M2.8) TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER REGION 35.4 -83.3 (63922)

M2.8 - TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	2.8
Date-Time	14 Mar 2015 04:51:28 UTC 14 Mar 2015 00:51:29 near epicenter 13 Mar 2015 23:51:28 standard time in your timezone
Location	35.430N 83.262W
Depth	9 km
Distances	6 km (4 mi) SE of Cherokee, North Carolina 55 km (34 mi) SSE of Sevierville, Tennessee 66 km (41 mi) WSW of Asheville, North Carolina 66 km (41 mi) SE of Seymour, Tennessee 213 km (132 mi) NNE of Atlanta, Georgia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 0.9 km; Vertical 3.6 km
Parameters	Nph = 23; Dmin = 41.0 km; Rmss = 0.39 seconds; Gp = 91° Version = 2
Event ID	se 60094161 ***This event supersedes event US10001mbe.

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Southeast US Seismic Network
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University of Memphis

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Posted by: MEM <mstreman53@yahoo.com>

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