M1.5 earthquake 3 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Oct 13, 2012, 8:29 AM CDT

UTC

2012-10-13 13:29:40 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.246° N, 89.459° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

10

• Ridgely, TennesseePopulation 1,706. Forecast3 kmSE
• Dyersburg, TennesseePopulation 16,781. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast133 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast642 kmSSW

After

1. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Oct 26, 3:49 AM CDT · 5087 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, TennesseeTue, Oct 30, 11:54 PM CDT · 5082 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.55 km E of Steele, MissouriWed, Oct 31, 7:05 AM CDT · 5082 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
4. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, MissouriThu, Nov 1, 6:52 PM CDT · 5080 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.64 km N of Burdette, ArkansasSun, Nov 4, 11:08 AM CST · 5077 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
6. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, MissouriTue, Nov 6, 9:37 PM CST · 5075 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
7. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Nov 7, 5:15 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, MissouriMon, Nov 19, 6:29 AM CST · 5063 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
9. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, MissouriThu, Nov 22, 11:26 PM CST · 5059 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.43 km W of Risco, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 7:46 AM CST · 5058 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 11:55 PM CST · 5057 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.85 km S of Holland, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 7:22 AM CST · 5057 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, MissouriMon, Nov 26, 11:51 AM CST · 5055 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, MissouriWed, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 5053 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 8
15. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, MissouriFri, Nov 30, 10:37 PM CST · 5051 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
16. 1.52 km NW of Marston, MissouriMon, Dec 3, 10:17 PM CST · 5048 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Dec 5, 9:20 PM CST · 5046 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
18. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Dec 6, 7:16 PM CST · 5045 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Dec 8, 1:18 AM CST · 5044 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
20. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, MissouriTue, Dec 11, 8:25 PM CST · 5040 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

Before

1. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Oct 8, 4:18 PM CDT · 5104 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
2. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 8, 1:23 AM CDT · 5105 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, MissouriSat, Oct 6, 8:04 PM CDT · 5106 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.54 km W of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 1, 4:29 AM CDT · 5112 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, MissouriFri, Sep 28, 1:40 AM CDT · 5115 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Sep 22, 7:49 PM CDT · 5120 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.32 km N of Marston, MissouriWed, Sep 19, 4:40 AM CDT · 5124 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Sep 15, 2:50 AM CDT · 5128 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609565. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.