Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Ridgely, TN
M 2.6
Latest: 1:51 am CDT on 15 May 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ridgely was M 2.6, 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN, at 1:51 am CDT on 15 May 2026. 7 people reported feeling it to USGS. 44 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,290 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 105
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.8 on 16 May 2024, 7 km (4 mi) S of Ridgely, TN
- Reported felt
- 214 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) E of Ridgely, TN
- 1.7 2 km (1 mi) NNE of Ridgely, TN
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) NW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 2.0 7 km (5 mi) S of Ridgely, TN
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) NW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) NW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) N of Ridgely, TN
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) N of Ridgely, TN
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Ridgely, TN
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Ridgely, TN · felt by 1
- 1.7 in Ridgely, TN
- 1.7 4 km (2 mi) NW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) N of Ridgely, TN
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Ridgely, TN
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) N of Ridgely, TN
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) SE of Ridgely, TN
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.8 6 km (3 mi) ESE of Ridgely, TN
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Ridgely, TN
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Ridgely, TN
- 2.3 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Ridgely, TN · felt by 1
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) N of Ridgely, TN
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.5 in Ridgely, TN
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Ridgely, TN
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Ridgely, TN · felt by 1
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) N of Ridgely, TN
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Ridgely, TN
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) S of Ridgely, TN
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Ridgely, TN
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Ridgely, TN
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) N of Ridgely, TN
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN · felt by 7
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Ridgely, TN
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) SW of Ridgely, TN · felt by 1
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) N of Ridgely, TN
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Ridgely, TN
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Ridgely time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Ridgely are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Ridgely; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Ridgely.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Tiptonville 13 km · Caruthersville 17 km · Portageville 26 km · Newbern 26 km · Obion 27 km · Dyersburg 27 km · New Madrid 36 km · Steele 37 km
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- Earthquakes in Tennessee, with the state's activity score
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