Tennessee earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee on Thu, Sep 13, 2012, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 2 km ESE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-09-13 08:40:12 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.263° N, 89.480° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5121 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.32 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5117 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5113 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 5108 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.54 km W of Marston, Missouri · 5105 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5099 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5098 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5097 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5092 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5080 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5075 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.55 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5074 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5073 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.64 km N of Burdette, Arkansas · 5070 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  15. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5068 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5067 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5124 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5125 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5126 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5128 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5132 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5132 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 13
  7. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5140 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.26 km NNW of Burdette, Arkansas · 5143 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.76 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5144 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5145 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5146 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609539. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.