M1.6 earthquake 7 km NE of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Steele, Missouri on Tue, Sep 6, 1977, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-09-06 22:28:46 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.130° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17917 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17915 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.84 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17914 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.30 km WNW of Holland, Missouri · 17904 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.16 km S of Marston, Missouri · 17901 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.24 km SW of Fairdealing, Missouri · 17899 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Matthews, Missouri · 17899 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.16 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17896 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.011 km SSW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 17893 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.69 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17893 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17887 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.21 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 17884 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17884 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.52 km SW of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 17878 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.37 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17872 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.32 km E of Steele, Missouri · 17861 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
Before
- 1.96 km W of Yorkville, Tennessee · 17935 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.28 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 17940 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.613 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 17940 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.60 km NNW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17942 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17945 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17946 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600611. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.