M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Catron, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Catron, Missouri on Fri, Sep 1, 1978, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km ENE of Burdette, 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
- 1978-09-01 19:53:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.640° N, 89.750° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.55 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17559 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.59 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17559 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.7southeastern Missouri · 17556 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.55 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17555 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17553 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.66 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 17552 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.711 km ENE of Burdette, Arkansas · 17547 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17547 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17545 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17542 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.13 km ESE of Dell, Arkansas · 17541 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.50 km WNW of Howardville, Missouri · 17538 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17536 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.55 km SSW of Samburg, Tennessee · 17534 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.66 km SSW of Samburg, Tennessee · 17534 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.57 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17521 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.51 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17521 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.89 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17520 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17513 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.67 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 17510 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.55 km WNW of Barlow, Kentucky · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.52 km SW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17504 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17504 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.51 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 17501 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
Before
- 3.56 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17563 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.97 km E of Marquand, Missouri · 17567 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.51 km SW of Marston, Missouri · 17569 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.57 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 17572 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.55 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17574 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.85 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17574 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.111 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 17575 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.63 km S of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17578 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.52 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17578 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.93 km S of Matthews, Missouri · 17587 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17589 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600787. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.