M2.2 earthquake 4 km SW of Fairdealing, Missouri
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Fairdealing, Missouri on Wed, Sep 28, 1977, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km ENE of North Lilbourn, 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
- 2.2 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-09-28 20:27:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.630° N, 90.650° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.21 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 17885 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17885 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.52 km SW of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 17879 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.32 km E of Steele, Missouri · 17861 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.82 km ENE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 17858 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.49 km S of Grandin, Missouri · 17847 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.15 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17845 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 2.16 km S of Marston, Missouri · 17901 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.30 km WNW of Holland, Missouri · 17904 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.84 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17915 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17916 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17917 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.67 km NE of Steele, Missouri · 17921 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600618. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC.