M1.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Tue, Jan 4, 1977, 6:21 AM CST (12:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 4 km NE of Manila, Arkansas. 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
- 1977-01-04 12:21:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.120° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.84 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.81 km E of Gosnell, Arkansas · 18153 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.75 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18151 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.33 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 18133 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.58 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 18131 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.62 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18131 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.03 km NNE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 18130 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.66 km ESE of Black Oak, Arkansas · 18129 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 18124 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.64 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 18123 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.96 km SW of Marked Tree, Arkansas · 18121 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Etowah, Arkansas · 18121 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.63 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18119 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.66 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18118 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.75 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 18118 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.05 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18115 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.212 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 18115 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 1.74 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 18159 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 18160 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.78 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 18160 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.12 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 18179 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.66 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 18187 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600524. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.