M2.5 earthquake 4 km S of Marissa, Illinois
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km S of Marissa, Illinois on Thu, Aug 22, 1974, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-22 22:33:59 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.210° N, 89.750° W
- Region
- Illinois
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.36 km ESE of Fults, Illinois · 19037 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.77 km SE of Cedar Hill, Missouri · 19045 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.97 km ESE of Thompsonville, Illinois · 19048 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.76 km W of Biehle, Missouri · 19051 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.7Southeastern Missouri · 19054 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600052 (also filed as usp00007qz). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.