M1.8 earthquake 5 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri on Mon, Jan 3, 1977, 10:46 PM CST (04:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 5 km SW of Old Appleton, 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
- 1.8 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-04 04:46:23 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.560° N, 89.760° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.05 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri · 18157 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.04 km ESE of Cairo, Illinois · 18148 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.37 km NW of Oak Ridge, Missouri · 18138 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
Before
- 2.65 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Old Appleton, Missouri · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.813 km WNW of Puxico, Missouri · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Biehle, Missouri · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.47 km NW of Oak Ridge, Missouri · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.712 km ESE of Williamsville, Missouri · 18161 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.59 km SSW of Weingarten, Missouri · 18180 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600523. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.