M1.7 earthquake 11 km W of Trimble, Tennessee
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km W of Trimble, Tennessee on Sat, Jun 10, 1989, 9:09 PM CDT (02:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 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
- 1989-06-11 02:09:24 UTC
- Depth
- 9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.210° N, 89.320° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 13605 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.54 km E of Steele, Missouri · 13584 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.73 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13583 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.14 km NW of Fancy Farm, Kentucky · 13567 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.11 km WSW of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 13563 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13618 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.75 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 13622 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.58 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13636 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 13636 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.92 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 13642 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.22 km WSW of Canalou, Missouri · 13645 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.62 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 13647 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603486. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.