M1.8 earthquake 2 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee

Magnitude

1.8 (Mlg), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Sat, Oct 28, 1978, 12:52 AM CDT

UTC

1978-10-28 05:52:07 UTC

Depth

7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.280° N, 89.500° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Ridgely, TennesseePopulation 1,706. Forecast2 kmNNW
• Dyersburg, TennesseePopulation 16,781. Forecast29 kmNNW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast135 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast640 kmSSW

After

1. 1.51 km NE of Marston, MissouriTue, Oct 31, 3:04 AM CST · 17503 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeThu, Nov 2, 1:54 AM CST · 17501 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.64 km NNE of Blytheville, ArkansasFri, Nov 3, 2:57 AM CST · 17500 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.56 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeSun, Nov 5, 2:39 AM CST · 17498 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.911 km SSE of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Nov 11, 9:26 AM CST · 17491 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.83 km N of Etowah, ArkansasWed, Nov 15, 2:37 AM CST · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.72 km SW of Cooter, MissouriSat, Nov 18, 10:26 AM CST · 17484 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.83 km N of Etowah, ArkansasMon, Nov 20, 8:54 AM CST · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.44 km N of Blytheville, ArkansasTue, Nov 21, 5:31 PM CST · 17481 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.53 km WSW of Etowah, ArkansasWed, Nov 22, 3:51 AM CST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.56 km SE of Marston, MissouriSun, Nov 26, 1:40 PM CST · 17476 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.77 km SW of Caruthersville, MissouriFri, Dec 1, 5:56 AM CST · 17472 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.67 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, Dec 5, 12:05 AM CST · 17468 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.54 km WNW of Arlington, KentuckyTue, Dec 5, 1:00 AM CST · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.62 km ENE of Manila, ArkansasTue, Dec 5, 3:33 AM CST · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.35 km WSW of Wickliffe, KentuckyThu, Dec 7, 9:41 PM CST · 17465 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.911 km WNW of Newbern, TennesseeSat, Dec 16, 10:50 PM CST · 17456 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
18. 1.84 km NNE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 18, 2:56 AM CST · 17455 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.76 km WSW of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 18, 7:41 PM CST · 17454 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
20. 1.85 km SSW of Gosnell, ArkansasWed, Dec 20, 2:35 PM CST · 17452 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
21. 1.61 km WSW of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 25, 6:06 AM CST · 17448 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

Before

1. 1.52 km SW of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Oct 27, 11:52 PM CDT · 17506 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.55 km WNW of Barlow, KentuckyThu, Oct 26, 8:46 PM CDT · 17507 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.67 km E of Hayward, MissouriSat, Oct 21, 11:21 PM CDT · 17512 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Oct 19, 1:42 AM CDT · 17515 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.89 km N of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Oct 12, 2:05 PM CDT · 17521 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.51 km WSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Oct 11, 8:42 AM CDT · 17522 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.57 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Oct 11, 12:03 AM CDT · 17523 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.66 km SSW of Samburg, TennesseeThu, Sep 28, 2:03 PM CDT · 17535 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
9. 1.55 km SSW of Samburg, TennesseeThu, Sep 28, 1:05 AM CDT · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600839. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.