Tennessee earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee on Thu, Apr 2, 1981, 10:47 PM CST (04:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km ENE of Manila, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-03 04:47:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 89.500° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16608 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.84 km N of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16606 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16604 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.06 km ENE of Manila, Arkansas · 16604 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.92 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16600 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16600 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.36 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16592 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.93 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.11 km N of Howardville, Missouri · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Victoria, Arkansas · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.68 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16582 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.02 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.52 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 16576 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.011 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.611 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16563 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.72 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 16556 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.66 km ESE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.96 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16552 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.31 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16620 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16620 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.69 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 16625 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.53 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601404. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.