Tennessee earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee on Tue, Feb 10, 1981, 8:21 AM CST (14:21 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km SE of Mound City, Illinois. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-10 14:21:13 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 89.540° W
Region
Tennessee
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km SE of Mound City, Illinois · 16659 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.58 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16659 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.56 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.87 km W of Henning, Tennessee · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.58 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 16650 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.52 km SW of Dell, Arkansas · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.61 km SSE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.53 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 16625 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.63 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.73 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.52 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16620 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.82 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.59 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.84 km N of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16606 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16604 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.06 km ENE of Manila, Arkansas · 16604 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km NNE of Covington, Tennessee · 16662 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.55 km SE of Hayward, Missouri · 16663 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.97 km S of Caraway, Arkansas · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.56 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16666 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.60 km ENE of Burdette, Arkansas · 16673 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.610 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16688 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601369. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.