M1.8 earthquake 3 km SW of Newbern, Tennessee

Magnitude

1.8 (Mlg), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Wed, Jan 4, 1978, 8:06 AM CST

UTC

1978-01-04 14:06:38 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.090° N, 89.290° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Newbern, TennesseePopulation 3,336. Forecast4 kmSW
• Dyersburg, TennesseePopulation 16,781. Forecast11 kmNE
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast125 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast656 kmSSW

After

1. 1.74 km ENE of Marston, MissouriSat, Jan 7, 10:05 AM CST · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, MissouriTue, Jan 10, 11:40 PM CST · 17796 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.62 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Jan 11, 9:05 AM CST · 17795 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.15 km S of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Jan 11, 10:51 AM CST · 17795 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.24 km WNW of Marston, MissouriWed, Jan 11, 3:43 PM CST · 17795 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.90 km SE of Caruthersville, MissouriSat, Jan 14, 6:46 AM CST · 17792 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Jan 18, 5:46 PM CST · 17788 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.12 km N of Marston, MissouriFri, Jan 20, 4:25 AM CST · 17787 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.63 km NW of Gosnell, ARTue, Jan 24, 8:27 PM CST · 17782 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
10. 2.03 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Jan 28, 9:46 AM CST · 17778 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.88 km SSW of Caruthersville, MissouriFri, Feb 3, 10:53 AM CST · 17772 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
12. 1.83 km ESE of Howardville, MissouriSun, Feb 5, 9:46 AM CST · 17770 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Feb 18, 4:02 AM CST · 17758 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.76 km E of Marston, MissouriTue, Feb 21, 6:14 AM CST · 17755 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.612 km ESE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Feb 25, 7:10 AM CST · 17750 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 2.16 km WSW of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Jan 2, 2:20 AM CST · 17805 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.82 km W of Cooter, MissouriFri, Dec 30, 8:09 PM CST · 17807 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.53 km S of Marston, MissouriWed, Dec 28, 5:16 PM CST · 17809 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.96 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Dec 25, 1:07 AM CST · 17813 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.32 km S of Caruthersville, MissouriFri, Dec 23, 6:00 PM CST · 17814 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.64 km WSW of Howardville, MissouriFri, Dec 23, 2:32 AM CST · 17815 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.87 km NNE of Blytheville, ArkansasMon, Dec 12, 12:58 AM CST · 17826 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.19 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Dec 9, 3:10 AM CST · 17829 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.64 km SE of Howardville, MissouriWed, Dec 7, 4:27 PM CST · 17830 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.85 km SE of Pinhook, MissouriWed, Dec 7, 12:21 PM CST · 17830 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600648. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.