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M 2.5md
Earthquake near Newbern, TN
No earthquake was likely felt in Newbern in the 24 hours to 9:18 pm CST (03:18 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 13 km (8 mi) NNW, at 11:37 am CDT on 19 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1 felt report to USGS. Every earthquake near Newbern
This page: a magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded 13 km (8 mi) west-northwest of Newbern, TN, at 3:27 pm CST on 30 December 2025 (21:27 UTC), 6.1 km deep. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 12 km WNW of Newbern, Tennessee
- When
- 3:27 pm CST on 30 December 2025 ()
- Where
- 13 km (8 mi) west-northwest of Newbern, TN · earthquakes near Newbern
- Magnitude
- M 2.5 (md)
- Depth
- 6.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Dyer County, 14 km S
- Nearest mapped fault
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, under 1 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 224 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 47 km (29 mi) from the epicentre. In Newbern, 13 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Dyersburg 16 km, intensity III · Tiptonville 24 km, intensity II · Caruthersville 25 km, intensity II · Portageville 40 km, intensity II · Steele 41 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 180 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 83,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 59,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 5.2× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.5 about 180 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 36.1748, -89.3813. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyer County, TN | 14 km (8 mi) | S | earthquakes near Dyer County |
| Lake County, TN | 20 km (12 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Lake County |
| Obion County, TN | 29 km (18 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Obion County |
| Pemiscot County, MO | 37 km (23 mi) | W | earthquakes near Pemiscot County |
| Gibson County, TN | 45 km (28 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Gibson County |
| Fulton County, KY | 45 km (28 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Fulton County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
58 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.2 12 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 2.2 7 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee
- 1.6 12 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 1.8 9 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 1.6 7 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 1.7 1 km NW of Cooter, Missouri
- 1.7 3 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri
- 1.6 3 km NW of Marston, Missouri
- 2.3 4 km SSE of Hayti, Missouri
- 1.6 7 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 1.8 11 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 1.6 2 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee
- 2.6 8 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee
- 2.0 1 km W of Cooter, Missouri
- 1.7 13 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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