M1.6 earthquake 9 km E of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Steele, Missouri on Sat, Apr 10, 1976, 8:18 AM CST (14:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-10 14:18:18 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.100° N, 89.730° W
- Region
- Missouri
- 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.14 km SE of Trumann, Arkansas · 18431 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.57 km SE of Matthews, Missouri · 18430 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.87 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18426 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.610 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18425 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.54 km E of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 18417 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18414 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Catron, Missouri · 18406 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.610 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18405 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.65 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18400 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.65 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18398 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.86 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 18395 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.610 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18394 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.22 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri · 18393 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.99 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 18392 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.97 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 18391 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.49 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 18390 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.97 km E of Trumann, Arkansas · 18388 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.62 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 18387 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Dell, Arkansas · 18387 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.07 km NNE of Manila, Arkansas · 18381 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 1.67 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18435 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.80 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 18435 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.85 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 18435 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.81 km SW of Marston, Missouri · 18439 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.61 km NNW of Bradford, Tennessee · 18443 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.67 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 18448 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.92 km ENE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 18450 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.85 km ESE of Trumann, Arkansas · 18452 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.27 km SSE of Trumann, Arkansas · 18452 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.68 km NW of Marked Tree, Arkansas · 18452 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
- 1.82 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.65 km W of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18458 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.66 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 18461 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.53 km NE of Risco, Missouri · 18461 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600395. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.