M1.9 earthquake 5 km NW of Henning, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Henning, Tennessee on Sat, Sep 18, 1982, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km NW of Marston, Missouri. 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
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-18 09:51:18 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.710° N, 89.620° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16075 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16069 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16054 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16054 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16054 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16054 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16054 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16051 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16041 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 16041 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16102 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16103 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee · 16103 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601797. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.