The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 7 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 5 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Brighton, the biggest of them M2.3. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Brighton came at 0.6× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Brighton — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.3 of Apr 27, 1989, 16:47 UTC: 4 km E of Steele, Missouri.
How we figure this: 1 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.7 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Brighton
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.6 | 2 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee | Oct 31, 2026, 09:02 PM | 5 km | 92 km NNE |
| M2.3 | 7 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee | Oct 29, 2026, 02:20 PM | 11 km | 96 km N |
| M1.4 | 5 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee | Oct 27, 2026, 02:47 PM | 9 km | 87 km NNE |
| M1.4 | 6 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee | Oct 26, 2026, 06:05 PM | 8 km | 84 km NNE |
| M1.7 | 7 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee | Oct 22, 2026, 05:43 AM | 9 km | 94 km N |
| M2.0 | 13 km NNW of Newbern, Tennessee | Oct 19, 2026, 11:37 AM | 4 km | 88 km NNE |
| M1.9 | 5 km S of Holland, Missouri | Oct 17, 2026, 08:56 PM | 7 km | 59 km NNW |
| M0.9 | 6 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee | Oct 06, 2026, 09:18 AM | 6 km | 95 km NNE |
| M2.3 | 5 km E of Steele, Missouri | Oct 03, 2026, 09:57 AM | 12 km | 68 km N |
| M2.2 | 6 km ENE of Steele, Missouri | Oct 02, 2026, 09:52 AM | 9 km | 69 km N |
Earthquakes per year near Brighton (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Brighton
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 103 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 7 biggest earthquakes on record near Brighton (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.3 | 4 km E of Steele, Missouri | Apr 27, 1989, 16:47 UTC | 67 km |
| M4.2 | 5 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas | May 01, 2005, 12:37 UTC | 55 km |
| M4.1 | 3 km NNW of Etowah, Arkansas | Feb 10, 2005, 14:04 UTC | 56 km |
| M4.0 | 1 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri | Apr 23, 2026, 17:59 UTC | 64 km |
| M4.0 | 12 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee | Jun 02, 2005, 11:35 UTC | 77 km |
| M4.0 | 1 km N of Blytheville, Arkansas | Apr 30, 2003, 04:56 UTC | 54 km |
| M4.0 | 9 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee | Aug 07, 1981, 11:53 UTC | 78 km |
Nearby places
Atoka, TN (7 km) · Munford, TN (9 km) · Covington, TN (11 km) · Memphis, TN (47 km) · Cordova, TN (37 km) · Bartlett, TN (34 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.