M1.7 earthquake 3 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Sun, Mar 22, 1981, 2:41 AM CST

UTC

1981-03-22 08:41:25 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.290° N, 89.500° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Ridgely, TennesseePopulation 1,706. Forecast3 kmNNW
• Dyersburg, TennesseePopulation 16,781. Forecast30 kmNNW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast136 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast638 kmSSW

After

1. 1.52 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 6:52 PM CST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.82 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Apr 2, 10:47 PM CST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.59 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Apr 2, 11:46 PM CST · 16619 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.84 km N of Blytheville, ArkansasSun, Apr 5, 8:21 AM CST · 16617 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, MissouriTue, Apr 7, 7:00 AM CST · 16615 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.06 km ENE of Manila, ArkansasTue, Apr 7, 9:13 PM CST · 16614 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.92 km NE of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 11, 9:12 AM CST · 16611 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.62 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 11, 6:48 PM CST · 16610 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.36 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Apr 19, 10:25 AM CST · 16603 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.93 km SSE of Catron, MissouriTue, Apr 21, 8:05 AM CST · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.67 km NE of Caruthersville, MissouriSat, Apr 25, 10:30 AM CST · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.11 km N of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 25, 5:33 PM CST · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.66 km WSW of Victoria, ArkansasWed, Apr 29, 12:41 AM CDT · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.68 km SE of Marston, MissouriWed, Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDT · 16592 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.02 km SSE of Holland, MissouriSun, May 3, 10:56 AM CDT · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.52 km ENE of Marston, MissouriTue, May 5, 3:21 AM CDT · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.011 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, May 12, 1:57 PM CDT · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.611 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeMon, May 18, 4:32 PM CDT · 16573 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 1.63 km WSW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Mar 21, 8:03 PM CST · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.69 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Mar 20, 7:14 PM CST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriTue, Mar 17, 9:28 PM CST · 16635 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.53 km N of Dell, ArkansasTue, Mar 10, 5:17 AM CST · 16643 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.61 km SSE of Lilbourn, MissouriMon, Mar 2, 6:48 AM CST · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.52 km SW of Dell, ArkansasSun, Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Feb 25, 3:39 AM CST · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 22, 12:42 PM CST · 16659 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.58 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Feb 20, 10:17 PM CST · 16660 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601400. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.