M2.1 earthquake 5 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee on Sun, Sep 26, 1982, 9:36 AM CDT (14:36 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-26 14:36:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.690° N, 89.630° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16060 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16045 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16086 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16093 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16094 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee · 16094 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.