M1.5 earthquake 9 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Thu, Apr 2, 1981, 11:46 PM CST

UTC

1981-04-03 05:46:44 UTC

Depth

10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.210° N, 89.410° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Ridgely, TennesseePopulation 1,706. Forecast9 kmSE
• Dyersburg, TennesseePopulation 16,781. Forecast20 kmN
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast131 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast645 kmSSW

After

1. 1.84 km N of Blytheville, ArkansasSun, Apr 5, 8:21 AM CST · 16616 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, MissouriTue, Apr 7, 7:00 AM CST · 16614 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.06 km ENE of Manila, ArkansasTue, Apr 7, 9:13 PM CST · 16613 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.92 km NE of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 11, 9:12 AM CST · 16610 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
5. 1.62 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 11, 6:48 PM CST · 16609 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.36 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Apr 19, 10:25 AM CST · 16602 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.93 km SSE of Catron, MissouriTue, Apr 21, 8:05 AM CST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.67 km NE of Caruthersville, MissouriSat, Apr 25, 10:30 AM CST · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.11 km N of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 25, 5:33 PM CST · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.66 km WSW of Victoria, ArkansasWed, Apr 29, 12:41 AM CDT · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.68 km SE of Marston, MissouriWed, Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDT · 16591 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.02 km SSE of Holland, MissouriSun, May 3, 10:56 AM CDT · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.52 km ENE of Marston, MissouriTue, May 5, 3:21 AM CDT · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.011 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, May 12, 1:57 PM CDT · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
15. 1.611 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeMon, May 18, 4:32 PM CDT · 16573 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.72 km NE of Cooter, MissouriMon, May 25, 10:00 PM CDT · 16565 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.66 km ESE of Tallapoosa, MissouriWed, May 27, 3:50 PM CDT · 16564 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.96 km SE of Marston, MissouriFri, May 29, 4:22 AM CDT · 16562 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.31 km NNE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, May 29, 9:56 AM CDT · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

Before

1. 1.82 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Apr 2, 10:47 PM CST · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.52 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 6:52 PM CST · 16629 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.73 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 2:41 AM CST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.63 km WSW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Mar 21, 8:03 PM CST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
5. 1.69 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Mar 20, 7:14 PM CST · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriTue, Mar 17, 9:28 PM CST · 16634 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.53 km N of Dell, ArkansasTue, Mar 10, 5:17 AM CST · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601405. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.