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M 2.0md
Earthquake near Newbern, TN
No earthquake was likely felt in Newbern in the 24 hours to 4:25 am CST (10:25 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 2.0 earthquake was recorded 13 km (8 mi) north-northwest of Newbern, TN, at 11:37 am CDT on 19 October 2026 (16:37 UTC), 4.2 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 13 km NNW of Newbern, Tennessee
- When
- 11:37 am CDT on 19 October 2026 ()
- Where
- 13 km (8 mi) north-northwest of Newbern, TN · earthquakes near Newbern
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (md)
- Depth
- 4.2 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Lake County, 19 km NW
- 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 23 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 24 km (15 mi) from the epicentre. In Newbern, 13 km away, the estimate is intensity II (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 21 km, intensity II · Tiptonville 22 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 30 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 350,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 32× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 30 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
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.0 on 2026-04-23 — about 1,000 times the energy of this one.
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 36.2152, -89.3398. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County, TN | 19 km (12 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Lake County |
| Dyer County, TN | 19 km (12 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Dyer County |
| Obion County, TN | 24 km (15 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Obion County |
| Fulton County, KY | 40 km (25 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Fulton County |
| Pemiscot County, MO | 40 km (25 mi) | W | earthquakes near Pemiscot County |
| Gibson County, TN | 44 km (27 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Gibson County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
10 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 1 km N of Howardville, Missouri
- 1.6 4 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee
- 1.6 8 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee
- 1.6 2 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 1.4 5 km SE of Marston, Missouri
- 2.3 7 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee
- 1.4 5 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 1.4 6 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee
- 1.8 1 km ENE of Marston, Missouri
- 1.7 7 km NW 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.
Revisions
USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.
| What changed | From | To | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | 13 km W of Trimble, Tennessee | 13 km NNW of Newbern, Tennessee | |
| longitude | -89.34 | -89.34 | |
| latitude | 36.21 | 36.22 | |
| depth | 4.86 | 4.24 | |
| magnitude | 1.94 | 2 | |
| location | 9 km NNW of Newbern, Tennessee | 13 km W of Trimble, Tennessee | |
| longitude | -89.31 | -89.34 | |
| latitude | 36.18 | 36.21 | |
| depth | 14.6 | 4.86 | |
| magnitude | 1.98 | 1.94 | |
| reported intensity | not reported | 2.2 | |
| felt reports | not reported | 1 |
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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