M2.8 earthquake 3 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee on Tue, Sep 28, 1982, 9:06 PM CDT (02:06 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-29 02:06:28 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.250° N, 89.450° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16065 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16065 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16061 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16061 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 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 · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 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 · 63 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16043 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 16033 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16065 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16094 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601815. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.