Tennessee earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee on Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 7:08 PM CST (01:08 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-31 01:08:23 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.205° N, 89.496° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5339 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5335 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 880
  3. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5335 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.55 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5335 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5335 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.96 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5326 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5326 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 22
  8. 1.85 km SSW of Dell, Arkansas · 5323 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5323 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5309 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.17 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 5307 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5362 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.53 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5364 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSW of Marston, Missouri · 5365 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.66 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5369 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5369 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.91 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 5369 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.53 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5373 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5383 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.87 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5384 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.66 km SSE of Caraway, Arkansas · 5385 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609338. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.