Missouri earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Mon, Jul 10, 1978, 2:16 AM CDT (07:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km WSW of Dell, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mlg), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-07-10 07:16:00 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.480° N, 89.560° 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 17606 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.17 km WSW of Dell, Arkansas · 17600 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.63 km ENE of Manila, Arkansas · 17596 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.64 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 17596 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.19 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17593 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.67 km S of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 17587 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.52 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 17585 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.93 km S of Matthews, Missouri · 17579 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.52 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17571 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.63 km S of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17570 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 17568 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17566 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17566 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.57 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 17564 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.51 km SW of Marston, Missouri · 17561 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.56 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17555 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.65 km NW of Catron, Missouri · 17553 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.55 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17552 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.59 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17552 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 17548 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.55 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17548 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 17607 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.73 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17609 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.13 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 17613 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.57 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 17614 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17614 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.82 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 17623 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.53 km S of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.50 km ENE of Howardville, Missouri · 17634 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.64 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17635 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600752. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.