M1.5 earthquake 7 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 8:27 AM CST

UTC

2011-11-16 14:27:18 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.308° N, 89.548° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

216°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ridgely, TennesseePopulation 1,706. Forecast7 kmNW
• Dyersburg, TennesseePopulation 16,781. Forecast34 kmNNW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast136 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast638 kmSSW

After

1. 1.69 km ESE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Nov 18, 4:50 AM CST · 5422 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.78 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Nov 19, 10:34 PM CST · 5421 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.84 km E of Steele, MissouriMon, Nov 21, 3:37 PM CST · 5419 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.01 km NW of Dell, ArkansasSun, Nov 27, 4:31 AM CST · 5413 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.03 km WNW of Marston, MissouriWed, Nov 30, 1:26 PM CST · 5410 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.15 km W of Etowah, ArkansasSat, Dec 3, 2:51 PM CST · 5407 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, MissouriSun, Dec 4, 3:38 AM CST · 5407 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
8. 2.40 km WSW of Blytheville, ArkansasWed, Dec 7, 12:14 PM CST · 5403 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
9. 2.26 km SW of Caruthersville, MissouriSat, Dec 10, 12:01 PM CST · 5400 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.56 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Dec 16, 11:34 PM CST · 5394 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.83 km WSW of Howardville, MissouriThu, Dec 29, 9:06 AM CST · 5381 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 18
12. 1.66 km SSE of Caraway, ArkansasMon, Jan 2, 12:08 PM CST · 5377 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.87 km SSW of Pinhook, MissouriTue, Jan 3, 12:07 AM CST · 5377 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Jan 3, 10:06 PM CST · 5376 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.53 km SSW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Jan 14, 5:45 PM CST · 5365 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

Before

1. 1.72 km W of Blytheville, ArkansasFri, Nov 11, 9:30 PM CST · 5429 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.08 km S of Manila, ArkansasThu, Nov 10, 5:29 PM CST · 5430 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.58 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Nov 9, 6:35 AM CST · 5431 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 44
4. 1.67 km NNW of New Madrid, MissouriMon, Nov 7, 3:29 PM CST · 5433 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.52 km S of Howardville, MissouriFri, Nov 4, 7:55 AM CDT · 5436 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.54 km E of Marston, MissouriWed, Nov 2, 8:54 AM CDT · 5438 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.53 km E of Marston, MissouriWed, Nov 2, 7:07 AM CDT · 5438 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.66 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Oct 28, 9:31 PM CDT · 5443 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
9. 1.62 km NE of Marston, MissouriSun, Oct 23, 5:38 AM CDT · 5448 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
10. 1.52 km NNE of Marston, MissouriFri, Oct 21, 8:15 PM CDT · 5450 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
11. 1.52 km NE of Marston, MissouriFri, Oct 21, 4:06 AM CDT · 5451 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609119. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.