M1.9 earthquake 8 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 26, 2012, 3:49 AM CDT

UTC

2012-10-26 08:49:28 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.189° N, 89.523° W

Region

Tennessee

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

41°

Stations used

20

• Ridgely, TennesseePopulation 1,706. Forecast9 kmSSW
• Dyersburg, TennesseePopulation 16,781. Forecast21 kmNW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast125 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast650 kmSSW

After

1. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, TennesseeTue, Oct 30, 11:54 PM CDT · 5082 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.55 km E of Steele, MissouriWed, Oct 31, 7:05 AM CDT · 5082 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 6
3. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, MissouriThu, Nov 1, 6:52 PM CDT · 5081 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.64 km N of Burdette, ArkansasSun, Nov 4, 11:08 AM CST · 5078 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
5. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, MissouriTue, Nov 6, 9:37 PM CST · 5075 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
6. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Nov 7, 5:15 PM CST · 5075 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, MissouriMon, Nov 19, 6:29 AM CST · 5063 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, MissouriThu, Nov 22, 11:26 PM CST · 5059 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.43 km W of Risco, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 7:46 AM CST · 5058 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 11:55 PM CST · 5057 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
11. 1.85 km S of Holland, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 7:22 AM CST · 5057 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, MissouriMon, Nov 26, 11:51 AM CST · 5056 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, MissouriWed, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 5053 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 8
14. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, MissouriFri, Nov 30, 10:37 PM CST · 5051 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.52 km NW of Marston, MissouriMon, Dec 3, 10:17 PM CST · 5048 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Dec 5, 9:20 PM CST · 5046 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Dec 6, 7:16 PM CST · 5046 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Dec 8, 1:18 AM CST · 5044 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, MissouriTue, Dec 11, 8:25 PM CST · 5040 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
20. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, MissouriTue, Dec 18, 6:31 PM CST · 5034 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 24, 4:47 PM CST · 5028 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
22. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 24, 6:00 PM CST · 5028 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

Before

1. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Oct 13, 8:29 AM CDT · 5100 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Oct 8, 4:18 PM CDT · 5105 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
3. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 8, 1:23 AM CDT · 5105 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
4. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, MissouriSat, Oct 6, 8:04 PM CDT · 5107 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.54 km W of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 1, 4:29 AM CDT · 5112 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, MissouriFri, Sep 28, 1:40 AM CDT · 5115 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609571. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.