M2.3 earthquake 2 km E of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km E of Steele, Missouri on Sat, Nov 5, 1977, 10:23 AM CST (16:23 UTC), 11 km (7 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
- 2.3 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-05 16:23:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.080° N, 89.800° 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.82 km ENE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 17850 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.44 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17849 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.13 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17846 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.15 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17837 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of East Prairie, Missouri · 17829 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.85 km SE of Pinhook, Missouri · 17821 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 17821 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.19 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17820 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17817 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17806 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.32 km S of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17804 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.53 km S of Marston, Missouri · 17800 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.82 km W of Cooter, Missouri · 17798 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.16 km WSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17796 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.83 km SW of Newbern, Tennessee · 17794 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 2.37 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17864 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.52 km SW of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 17871 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17877 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.21 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 17877 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17880 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600629. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.