2 spots left on Iceland Geo Tour 16-30 July 2022

Minor mag. 1.7 earthquake - 4 Km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee, on Sunday, Dec 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm (GMT -6) -

Minor mag. 1.7 earthquake - 4 Km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee, on Sunday, Dec 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm (GMT -6) Minor mag. 1.7 earthquake - 4 Km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee, on Sunday, Dec 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm (GMT -6)

Minor magnitude 1.7 earthquake at 9 km depth

20 Dec 14:20 UTC: First to report: USGS after 13 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & timeDec 20, 2021 01:30:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenterSunday, Dec 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm (GMT -6)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude1.7
Depth9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude36.29067°N / 89.52783°W (Tennessee, United States)
Antipode36.291°S / 90.472°E
Shaking intensityNot felt
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearby towns and cities5 km (3 mi) NW of Ridgely (pop: 1,710) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
11 km (7 mi) SSW of Tiptonville (pop: 4,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
16 km (10 mi) NE of Caruthersville (Pemiscot County, Missouri) (pop: 5,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
21 km (13 mi) SE of Portageville (Missouri) (pop: 3,150) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
31 km (19 mi) NW of Newbern (pop: 3,340) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
31 km (19 mi) NNW of Dyersburg (Dyer County) (pop: 16,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
45 km (28 mi) WSW of Union City (pop: 10,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
48 km (30 mi) E of Kennett (Dunklin County, Missouri) (pop: 10,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
54 km (33 mi) NE of Blytheville (Mississippi County, Arkansas) (pop: 14,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
65 km (41 mi) S of Sikeston (Scott County, Missouri) (pop: 16,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released2.2 x 107 joules (6.22 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy
Show interactive Map
[smaller] [bigger]
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!
If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science, seismic hazard analysis and mitigation efforts. You can use your device location or the map to indicate where you were during the earthquake. Thank you!

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
1.79 km4 Km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeUSGS
1.79 kmNew Madrid, Missouri RegionRaspberryShake

User reports for this quake (1)

At magnitude 1.7, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Contribute:
Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.
Flag as inappropriate.
Mark as helpful or interesting.
Send your own user report!
Translate
Lanagan, Missouri (451 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : every window in the house rattled  
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android

Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Try our free app!
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android
Android | iOS version
Why is there advertising on this site?
Support us - Help us upgrade our services!
We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features, write great content, and in upgrading our soft- and hardware, please make a donation (PayPal or Online credit card payment).

Planned features:
  • Improved multilanguage support
  • Tsunami alerts
  • Faster responsiveness
Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:
  • Earthquake archive from 1900 onwards
  • Detailed quake stats
  • Additional seismic data sources
Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS
Thank you!
Copyrights: VolcanoDiscovery and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Most texts and images, in particular photographs, on this website are protected by copyright. Further reproduction and use of without authorization is usually not consented. If you are not sure or need licensing rights for photographs, for example for publications and commercial use, please contact us.