M3.0 earthquake 11 km SSW of Hornbeak, Tennessee
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Hornbeak, Tennessee on Tue, Oct 4, 1977, 12:36 AM CDT (05:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mlg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-10-04 05:36:20 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.240° N, 89.350° W
- Region
- Tennessee
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17886 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17879 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.21 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 17877 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17876 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.52 km SW of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 17871 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.37 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17864 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.32 km E of Steele, Missouri · 17853 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.82 km ENE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 17850 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.44 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17849 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.13 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17846 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.15 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17837 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of East Prairie, Missouri · 17829 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.16 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17889 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Matthews, Missouri · 17891 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.16 km S of Marston, Missouri · 17893 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.30 km WNW of Holland, Missouri · 17896 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.84 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17907 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17908 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17909 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.67 km NE of Steele, Missouri · 17913 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600621. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.