M2.6 earthquake 5 km SSE of Wickliffe, Kentucky
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Wickliffe, Kentucky on Tue, Jun 26, 1979, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km WSW of Wyatt, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-27 01:37:44 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.920° N, 89.070° W
- Region
- Kentucky
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.53 km NE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17254 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.52 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 17251 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.16 km WSW of Wyatt, Missouri · 17243 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.04 km WSW of Wyatt, Missouri · 17243 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.60 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17241 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.65 km E of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17240 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17239 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17234 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.62 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 17233 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.56 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 17225 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.72 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17223 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.94 km SSE of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.56 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17208 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.73 km W of Marston, Missouri · 17208 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17257 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.73 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 17258 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.92 km S of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17271 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.98 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17272 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.83 km S of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17283 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601017. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.