M1.6 earthquake 8 km NE of Parma, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Parma, Missouri on Fri, Mar 31, 1978, 2:05 AM CST (08:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km S of Clinton, Kentucky. 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
- 1978-03-31 08:05:42 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.670° N, 89.760° 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.63 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 17706 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.86 km S of Clinton, Kentucky · 17705 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.0southeastern Missouri · 17704 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.7southeastern Missouri · 17703 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17702 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.84 km N of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17702 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.53 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17698 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17692 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17688 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.52 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17684 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.53 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.74 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.51 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17678 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.68 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.73 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17675 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.88 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17669 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17666 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.78 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 17664 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.80 km S of Cooter, Missouri · 17660 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.813 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.64 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17659 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17657 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.36 km NNW of Malden, Missouri · 17656 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.55 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17655 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.37 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17652 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.84 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17652 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.97 km W of Bardwell, Kentucky · 17652 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.99 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 1.54 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17708 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.61 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17708 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.83 km SW of Holland, Missouri · 17714 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.54 km SW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 17721 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17724 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.54 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600683. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.