Missouri earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km ENE of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Thu, Aug 18, 1977, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km SSW of Hornbeak, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mlg), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1977-08-18 20:25:59 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.120° N, 89.740° W
Region
Missouri
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km W of Yorkville, Tennessee · 17937 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.67 km NE of Steele, Missouri · 17922 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17918 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.64 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17917 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.84 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17916 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.30 km WNW of Holland, Missouri · 17906 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.16 km S of Marston, Missouri · 17903 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.24 km SW of Fairdealing, Missouri · 17900 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Matthews, Missouri · 17900 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.16 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17898 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.011 km SSW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 17895 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.69 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17895 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.63 km ESE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17889 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.21 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 17886 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17886 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 17941 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.60 km NNW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17944 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17947 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.65 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17948 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.02 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17956 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.73 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17968 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600609. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.