Tennessee earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee on Thu, Jul 15, 1982, 9:20 PM CDT (02:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km E of Bragg City, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1982-07-16 02:20:22 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.320° N, 89.530° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km SW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16151 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16151 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 16151 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.89 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16150 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16149 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.99 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16144 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16144 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.14 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16121 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.94 km NE of Hayti, Missouri · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.06 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee · 16107 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16099 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.45 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16154 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.78 km SSW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.72 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.73 km NW of Malden, Missouri · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.75 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.58 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.52 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.911 km SSE of Hayward, Missouri · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601745. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.