M2.0 earthquake 2 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee

Magnitude

2.0 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Fri, Jan 2, 1981, 8:31 AM CST

UTC

1981-01-02 14:31:24 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.280° N, 89.510° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Ridgely, TennesseePopulation 1,706. Forecast3 kmNW
• Dyersburg, TennesseePopulation 16,781. Forecast29 kmNNW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast135 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast640 kmSSW

After

1. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Jan 3, 1:05 PM CST · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.63 km NE of Obion, TennesseeWed, Jan 7, 1:56 AM CST · 16707 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.610 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Jan 13, 6:39 AM CST · 16701 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Jan 17, 1:45 AM CST · 16697 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
5. 1.60 km ENE of Burdette, ArkansasWed, Jan 28, 5:36 AM CST · 16686 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.79 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Feb 4, 4:31 PM CST · 16678 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.56 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 5, 5:53 PM CST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.97 km S of Caraway, ArkansasSat, Feb 7, 1:04 AM CST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.55 km SE of Hayward, MissouriSat, Feb 7, 10:30 PM CST · 16675 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.54 km NNE of Covington, TennesseeSun, Feb 8, 10:52 AM CST · 16674 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.75 km WNW of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, Feb 10, 8:21 AM CST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.74 km SE of Mound City, IllinoisWed, Feb 11, 8:42 AM CST · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.58 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 3:14 AM CST · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.63 km WSW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 11:00 AM CST · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
15. 1.56 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 4:59 AM CST · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.87 km W of Henning, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 5:58 PM CST · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.86 km ENE of Steele, MissouriTue, Feb 17, 4:02 AM CST · 16666 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.58 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Feb 20, 10:17 PM CST · 16662 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 22, 12:42 PM CST · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Feb 25, 3:39 AM CST · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
21. 1.52 km SW of Dell, ArkansasSun, Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
22. 1.61 km SSE of Lilbourn, MissouriMon, Mar 2, 6:48 AM CST · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

Before

1. 1.54 km SE of Howardville, MissouriTue, Dec 30, 7:11 AM CST · 16715 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.78 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Dec 17, 10:04 PM CST · 16727 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.63 km SW of Lilbourn, MissouriTue, Dec 16, 7:08 PM CST · 16728 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.69 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, Dec 16, 2:43 AM CST · 16729 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.68 km ESE of Matthews, MissouriSun, Dec 14, 3:41 AM CST · 16731 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.52 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Dec 10, 3:42 AM CST · 16735 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.68 km S of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 8, 11:20 PM CST · 16736 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.55 km NNW of New Madrid, MissouriSun, Dec 7, 2:25 AM CST · 16738 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.81 km SSE of Cairo, IllinoisThu, Dec 4, 6:36 PM CST · 16740 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601340. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.