Tennessee earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km NNW of Central, Tennessee

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Central, Tennessee on Fri, Apr 16, 1982, 7:22 PM CST (01:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-17 01:22:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.910° N, 89.590° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km ESE of Monette, Arkansas · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.54 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16221 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.71 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16217 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.810 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 16217 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.85 km NNE of Garland, Tennessee · 16215 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.14 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.63 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.86 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.54 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16192 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.52 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16183 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16183 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.87 km NNE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Risco, Missouri · 16172 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.27 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16232 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.66 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 16249 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601675 (also filed as usp0001ks6). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.