Tennessee earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SSE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Marston, Missouri on Tue, Aug 24, 1982, 11:29 PM CDT (04:29 UTC), 6 km (4 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1982-08-25 04:29:22 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.440° N, 89.570° W
Region
Tennessee
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.06 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee · 16103 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16103 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16102 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16084 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.62 km SE of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois · 16081 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16076 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16069 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.76 km SE of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 16055 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16055 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16055 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16055 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16054 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16051 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.94 km NE of Hayti, Missouri · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16118 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.14 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601776. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.