Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km ENE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Marston, Missouri on Fri, Mar 31, 1978, 12:26 AM CST (06:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 southeastern Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mlg), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1978-03-31 06:26:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.530° N, 89.560° W
Region
Missouri
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NE of Parma, Missouri · 17720 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.63 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 17719 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.86 km S of Clinton, Kentucky · 17717 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.0southeastern Missouri · 17717 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.7southeastern Missouri · 17716 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.75 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17715 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.84 km N of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17715 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.53 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17710 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17705 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17700 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.52 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17697 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.53 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 17695 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.74 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 17691 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.51 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17691 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.68 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17690 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.73 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17687 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.88 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.86 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.78 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.80 km S of Cooter, Missouri · 17672 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.813 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.64 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17671 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.67 km WSW of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17669 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.36 km NNW of Malden, Missouri · 17669 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.55 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17667 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.37 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17665 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.84 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17665 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.97 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17664 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.99 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17663 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.61 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17721 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.83 km SW of Holland, Missouri · 17727 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.54 km SW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17733 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.66 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 17733 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.96 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.54 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17741 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600682. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.