Tennessee earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee on Sun, Aug 29, 1982, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km NW of Henning, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-30 00:53:46 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.930° N, 89.430° 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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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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16094 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16093 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16086 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16060 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.69 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of Hayti, Missouri · 16107 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16109 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.14 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601779. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.