M2.5 earthquake 4 km NNE of Covington, Tennessee

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Feb 8, 1981, 10:52 AM CST

UTC

1981-02-08 16:52:58 UTC

Depth

13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.600° N, 89.620° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Covington, TennesseePopulation 9,036. Forecast5 kmNNE
• Arlington, TennesseePopulation 11,625. Forecast34 kmN
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast63 kmNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast716 kmSSW

After

1. 1.75 km WNW of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, Feb 10, 8:21 AM CST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.58 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 3:14 AM CST · 16659 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.63 km WSW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 11:00 AM CST · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.56 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 4:59 AM CST · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.87 km W of Henning, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 5:58 PM CST · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.86 km ENE of Steele, MissouriTue, Feb 17, 4:02 AM CST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.58 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Feb 20, 10:17 PM CST · 16650 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 22, 12:42 PM CST · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Feb 25, 3:39 AM CST · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.52 km SW of Dell, ArkansasSun, Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.53 km N of Dell, ArkansasTue, Mar 10, 5:17 AM CST · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriTue, Mar 17, 9:28 PM CST · 16625 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.69 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Mar 20, 7:14 PM CST · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.63 km WSW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Mar 21, 8:03 PM CST · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.73 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 2:41 AM CST · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.52 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 6:52 PM CST · 16620 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.82 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Apr 2, 10:47 PM CST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.59 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Apr 2, 11:46 PM CST · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.84 km N of Blytheville, ArkansasSun, Apr 5, 8:21 AM CST · 16607 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, MissouriTue, Apr 7, 7:00 AM CST · 16605 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.06 km ENE of Manila, ArkansasTue, Apr 7, 9:13 PM CST · 16604 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

1. 2.55 km SE of Hayward, MissouriSat, Feb 7, 10:30 PM CST · 16663 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.97 km S of Caraway, ArkansasSat, Feb 7, 1:04 AM CST · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.56 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 5, 5:53 PM CST · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.79 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Feb 4, 4:31 PM CST · 16666 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.60 km ENE of Burdette, ArkansasWed, Jan 28, 5:36 AM CST · 16674 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.610 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Jan 13, 6:39 AM CST · 16689 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601368 (also filed as usp0001c2w). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.