Tennessee earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee on Fri, Feb 2, 1979, 12:49 PM CST (18:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km WSW of Dell, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mlg), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1979-02-02 18:49:04 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 89.470° W
Region
Tennessee
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17408 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.02 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17408 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17408 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.03 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17408 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.71 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17408 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.63 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17408 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.01 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17408 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.25 km N of Burdette, Arkansas · 17408 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.51 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17408 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.51 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17407 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.03 km WSW of Dell, Arkansas · 17406 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17398 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.66 km NE of Etowah, Arkansas · 17397 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.65 km NNE of Blandville, Kentucky · 17394 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17393 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.54 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17389 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.75 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17387 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.24 km WNW of Gosnell, Arkansas · 17376 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.61 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 17366 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.56 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 17366 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.92 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 17365 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.71 km S of Cooter, Missouri · 17352 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.62 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17350 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.87 km NW of Samburg, Tennessee · 17349 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17409 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.01 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.72 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17409 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.85 km NNE of Etowah, Arkansas · 17409 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.6southeastern Missouri · 17410 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.5southeastern Missouri · 17410 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 17421 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.82 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 17422 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17423 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.5southeastern Missouri · 17424 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.0southeastern Missouri · 17431 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600921. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.