M2.1 earthquake 5 km E of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km E of Steele, Missouri on Mon, Jul 5, 1976, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 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
- 2.1 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-05 19:40:23 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.090° N, 89.770° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.713 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18323 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.81 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18321 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.63 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18321 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 18320 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.88 km NNE of Parma, Missouri · 18313 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.65 km E of Marston, Missouri · 18308 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.99 km NE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 18305 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.99 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18302 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18298 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.64 km ENE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 18292 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.81 km SW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18290 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.512 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18289 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
Before
- 1.94 km WNW of Columbus, Kentucky · 18342 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 18342 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.84 km WNW of Columbus, Kentucky · 18342 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.94 km WNW of Columbus, Kentucky · 18343 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18350 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18358 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.69 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18362 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.70 km WNW of Howardville, Missouri · 18367 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600439. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.