Tennessee earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake southeastern Missouri

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in southeastern Missouri on Thu, Jan 11, 1979, 4:00 AM CST (10:00 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.0 (Mlg), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1979-01-11 10:00:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.160° N, 89.400° 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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Depth from
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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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5southeastern Missouri · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17425 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.82 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 17424 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 17423 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.5southeastern Missouri · 17412 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.6southeastern Missouri · 17412 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNE of Etowah, Arkansas · 17411 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.72 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.01 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.53 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17411 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.72 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.93 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.02 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.03 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.71 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.63 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.01 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.25 km N of Burdette, Arkansas · 17410 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.51 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17409 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.51 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17409 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.03 km WSW of Dell, Arkansas · 17408 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.59 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17400 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.66 km NE of Etowah, Arkansas · 17399 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17395 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.54 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17391 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.75 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17389 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.24 km WNW of Gosnell, Arkansas · 17378 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.6southeastern Missouri · 17447 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.61 km WSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17450 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Gosnell, Arkansas · 17454 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.76 km WSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17456 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.84 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17457 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.911 km WNW of Newbern, Tennessee · 17458 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600896. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC.