M1.9 earthquake 9 km ENE of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Sun, May 23, 1976, 3:37 AM CDT (08:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km S of Hayti, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-23 08:37:09 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.130° N, 89.740° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.97 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 18383 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.49 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 18382 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.97 km E of Trumann, Arkansas · 18380 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.62 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 18379 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Dell, Arkansas · 18379 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.07 km NNE of Manila, Arkansas · 18373 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.70 km WNW of Howardville, Missouri · 18367 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.69 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18362 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18358 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18350 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.94 km WNW of Columbus, Kentucky · 18343 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.84 km WNW of Columbus, Kentucky · 18342 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 18342 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.94 km WNW of Columbus, Kentucky · 18342 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.15 km E of Steele, Missouri · 18341 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
Before
- 3.22 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri · 18385 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.610 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18386 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.86 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 18388 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.65 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18390 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.65 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18392 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.610 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18397 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Catron, Missouri · 18398 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18406 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.54 km E of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600417. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.