The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 2 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.

past hourpast daypast weekearlier in the last 90 daysbiggest on recordbigger dot = stronger quake

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1last 7 days

2last 30 days

62last 12 months

M3.8largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Jackson, the biggest of them M2.0. The biggest quake on record near Jackson — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.0 of Jun 02, 2005, 11:35 UTC: 12 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.0 in 2005Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Jackson

Mag	Location	Local time	Depth	Distance
M1.6	2 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee	Oct 31, 2026, 09:02 PM	5 km	95 km NW
M1.4	5 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee	Oct 27, 2026, 02:47 PM	9 km	89 km NW
M1.4	6 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee	Oct 26, 2026, 06:05 PM	8 km	89 km NW
M2.0	13 km NNW of Newbern, Tennessee	Oct 19, 2026, 11:37 AM	4 km	82 km NW
M1.6	4 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee	Sep 30, 2026, 05:54 AM	5 km	90 km NW
M2.0	7 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee	Sep 26, 2026, 10:54 PM	9 km	87 km NW
M1.8	8 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee	Sep 19, 2026, 06:12 AM	15 km	90 km NW
M1.7	2 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee	Sep 15, 2026, 07:02 AM	6 km	95 km NW
M1.7	2 km NNE of Trezevant, Tennessee	Sep 06, 2026, 12:59 AM	15 km	50 km NNE
M2.0	7 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee	Aug 28, 2026, 04:37 AM	8 km	89 km NW

Earthquakes per year near Jackson (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 Jackson

How big they were

M1.5–2.047 (76%)

M2.0–3.015 (24%)

M3.0–4.00 (0%)

M4.0–5.00 (0%)

M5.0+0 (0%)

How deep they were

0–10 km57 (92%)

10–30 km5 (8%)

30–70 km0 (0%)

70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 62 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 2 biggest earthquakes on record near Jackson (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

Mag	Location	Date (UTC)	Distance
M4.0	12 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee	Jun 02, 2005, 11:35 UTC	84 km
M4.0	9 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee	Aug 07, 1981, 11:53 UTC	57 km

Nearby places

Three Way, TN (18 km) · Medina, TN (21 km) · Humboldt, TN (25 km) · Brownsville, TN (41 km) · Milan, TN (34 km) · Whiteville, TN (44 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 15:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 15:45 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.