M1.6 earthquake 3 km NE of Obion, Tennessee

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Wed, Jan 7, 1981, 1:56 AM CST

UTC

1981-01-07 07:56:04 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.280° N, 89.160° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Obion, TennesseePopulation 1,074. Forecast4 kmNE
• Union City, TennesseePopulation 10,573. Forecast18 kmSSW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast149 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast633 kmSSW

After

1. 1.610 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Jan 13, 6:39 AM CST · 16700 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Jan 17, 1:45 AM CST · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.60 km ENE of Burdette, ArkansasWed, Jan 28, 5:36 AM CST · 16685 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.79 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Feb 4, 4:31 PM CST · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.56 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 5, 5:53 PM CST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.55 km SE of Hayward, MissouriSat, Feb 7, 10:30 PM CST · 16674 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
7. 2.54 km NNE of Covington, TennesseeSun, Feb 8, 10:52 AM CST · 16674 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.75 km WNW of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, Feb 10, 8:21 AM CST · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.74 km SE of Mound City, IllinoisWed, Feb 11, 8:42 AM CST · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.58 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 3:14 AM CST · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
11. 1.63 km WSW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 11:00 AM CST · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.56 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 4:59 AM CST · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
13. 1.87 km W of Henning, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 5:58 PM CST · 16665 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.86 km ENE of Steele, MissouriTue, Feb 17, 4:02 AM CST · 16665 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.58 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Feb 20, 10:17 PM CST · 16661 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 22, 12:42 PM CST · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Feb 25, 3:39 AM CST · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.52 km SW of Dell, ArkansasSun, Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST · 16653 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.61 km SSE of Lilbourn, MissouriMon, Mar 2, 6:48 AM CST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Jan 3, 1:05 PM CST · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.02 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Jan 2, 8:31 AM CST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.54 km SE of Howardville, MissouriTue, Dec 30, 7:11 AM CST · 16714 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
4. 1.78 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Dec 17, 10:04 PM CST · 16726 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.63 km SW of Lilbourn, MissouriTue, Dec 16, 7:08 PM CST · 16727 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.69 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, Dec 16, 2:43 AM CST · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.68 km ESE of Matthews, MissouriSun, Dec 14, 3:41 AM CST · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.52 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Dec 10, 3:42 AM CST · 16734 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
9. 1.68 km S of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 8, 11:20 PM CST · 16735 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601350. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.