M2.0 earthquake 6 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee on Tue, Sep 28, 1982, 9:05 PM CDT (02:05 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee. 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
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-29 02:05:56 UTC
- Depth
- 8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.240° N, 89.420° 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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16061 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.76 km SE of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 16032 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16093 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601814. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.