Tennessee earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Wed, Apr 29, 1981, 8:53 PM CDT (01:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 2 km SSE of Holland, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-30 01:53:37 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.470° N, 89.540° W
Region
Tennessee
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.52 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.011 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.611 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16563 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.72 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 16556 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.66 km ESE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16552 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.31 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.62 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.62 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.77 km NW of Columbus, Kentucky · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.710 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16543 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.06 km SW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.93 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.71 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.73 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16531 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.85 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.53 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Victoria, Arkansas · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.11 km N of Howardville, Missouri · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.93 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.36 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16592 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16600 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.92 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16600 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.06 km ENE of Manila, Arkansas · 16604 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16604 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16606 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.59 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.82 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601434. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.