Tennessee earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee on Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:21 PM CST (20:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-01-18 20:21:35 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.307° N, 89.531° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SSW of Marston, Missouri · 5367 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.53 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5365 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.28 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5363 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.56 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5358 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5340 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5336 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 880
  7. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5336 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.55 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5336 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5336 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.96 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5327 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 22
  12. 1.85 km SSW of Dell, Arkansas · 5325 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5324 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5370 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.91 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 5370 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.53 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5374 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5385 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5386 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.66 km SSE of Caraway, Arkansas · 5386 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5390 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 18

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609326. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.