M1.7 earthquake 6 km SE of Wickliffe, Kentucky
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Wickliffe, Kentucky on Sat, Oct 16, 1982, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km N 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
- 1982-10-17 02:50:17 UTC
- Depth
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.920° N, 89.050° W
- Region
- Kentucky
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16053 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16050 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16040 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 16040 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16016 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.54 km NE of Bardwell, Kentucky · 16008 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.79 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 15999 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16068 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16068 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16068 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16072 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16072 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16072 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.62 km SE of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois · 16080 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601832. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.