Tennessee earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Tennessee

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Tennessee on Wed, Jun 10, 1987, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km SSE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1987-06-11 01:44:28 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.631° N, 89.652° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 14357 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.812 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14354 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.56 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 14354 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.55 km SSE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 14352 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.06 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 14351 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.45 km SW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 14346 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.56 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 14346 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.66 km NE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 14343 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.66 km W of Marston, Missouri · 14342 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.68 km NW of Victoria, Arkansas · 14338 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.30 km ESE of Steele, Missouri · 14332 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.19 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 14331 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.610 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 14319 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.78 km E of Trumann, Arkansas · 14311 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.67 km ESE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 14306 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 14360 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.98 km ENE of Cooter, Missouri · 14364 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.97 km S of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 14366 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.84 km W of Samburg, Tennessee · 14370 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.77 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 14373 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.65 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 14381 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603121. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.