M1.7 earthquake 11 km SSE of Stanton, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Stanton, Tennessee on Sat, Dec 11, 1982, 7:05 AM CST (13:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 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
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-11 13:05:34 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.360° N, 89.370° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.29 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.22 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 15984 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.510 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 15936 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.49 km W of Newbern, Tennessee · 15933 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.56 km NNE of Garland, Tennessee · 15932 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601867. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.