Tennessee earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee on Sun, Sep 4, 2011, 1:14 PM CDT (18:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km ENE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2011-09-04 18:14:12 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.316° N, 89.535° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km SSW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5504 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.44 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5489 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
  3. 1.510 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5488 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.04 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5488 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5487 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5483 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.45 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 5483 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.93 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5478 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.54 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5478 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.511 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5473 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.68 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5472 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5469 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.913 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5467 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.01 km WNW of Howardville, Missouri · 5467 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.96 km ENE of Etowah, Arkansas · 5466 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.52 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 5459 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.52 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5458 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.62 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 5457 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.66 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 5451 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.53 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5447 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.54 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5447 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5506 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5511 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.11 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5512 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.61 km S of Marston, Missouri · 5515 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5519 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.13 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5524 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.84 km NW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5528 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.08 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5533 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609003. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.