M1.6 earthquake 2 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee on Tue, Jun 2, 1981, 8:59 AM CDT (13:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 7 km NW of Columbus, Kentucky. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-02 13:59:12 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.270° N, 89.460° W
- Region
- Tennessee
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.77 km NW of Columbus, Kentucky · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.24 km W of Etowah, Arkansas · 16544 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.710 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16543 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.93 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.71 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.73 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16531 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.85 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.53 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16521 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.73 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16507 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16499 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.58 km E of Matthews, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 1.62 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.31 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.96 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16553 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.66 km ESE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.72 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 16556 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.611 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16563 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.011 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.52 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.02 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601463. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.