Tennessee earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee on Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 9:52 AM CDT (14:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-06-11 14:52:51 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.281° N, 89.466° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5210 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 30
  6. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5209 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5209 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5207 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5206 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5196 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5194 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5192 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5188 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5185 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5178 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5177 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5177 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5175 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5173 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5172 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5169 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5166 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5160 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.87 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 5156 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5216 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5232 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5239 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609434. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.