Kentucky earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky on Thu, May 25, 1978, 11:41 PM CDT (04:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mlg), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-05-26 04:41:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.860° N, 89.090° W
Region
Kentucky
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17652 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.54 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17647 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.91 km W of Howardville, Missouri · 17645 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17645 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.64 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17637 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.50 km ENE of Howardville, Missouri · 17636 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.53 km S of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17616 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.57 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 17616 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.13 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 17615 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.73 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17611 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.65 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 17608 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.06 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17608 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.73 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 17608 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.19 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17594 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17654 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.37 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17654 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.55 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17656 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.36 km NNW of Malden, Missouri · 17658 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17658 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.64 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17660 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.78 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 17666 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.86 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17667 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17671 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.88 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 17671 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17676 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.68 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17679 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.51 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17680 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.74 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 17680 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600721. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.