Tennessee earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee on Wed, Dec 5, 2012, 9:20 PM CST (03:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-12-06 03:20:58 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.310° N, 89.504° W
Region
Tennessee
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.44
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5047 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5046 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5042 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5036 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5030 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5030 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.51 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5028 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.61 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5027 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.52 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5018 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.53 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5017 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.510 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5016 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.66 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5016 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 8
  13. 1.65 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5007 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5005 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.55 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5005 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.56 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5000 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.27 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 4994 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.56 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4992 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5050 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5053 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5055 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 8
  4. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5058 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.85 km S of Holland, Missouri · 5059 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5059 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.43 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5060 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5061 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5065 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5077 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5077 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609605 (also filed as nm120612a). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.