M1.7 earthquake southeastern Missouri
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in southeastern Missouri on Wed, Sep 6, 1978, 11:11 AM CDT (16:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km NW of Marston, 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
- 1.7 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-06 16:11:43 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.110° N, 89.440° W
- Region
- Tennessee
- 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.55 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17548 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17546 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.66 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 17544 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.711 km ENE of Burdette, Arkansas · 17540 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17539 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17538 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17535 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.13 km ESE of Dell, Arkansas · 17534 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.50 km WNW of Howardville, Missouri · 17531 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17528 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.55 km SSW of Samburg, Tennessee · 17527 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.66 km SSW of Samburg, Tennessee · 17526 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.57 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17514 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.51 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 17513 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.89 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17512 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.67 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 17503 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.52 km SW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17497 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17497 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.51 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 17494 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.64 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17491 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.56 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17489 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
Before
- 1.59 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17552 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.55 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17552 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Catron, Missouri · 17553 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.56 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17555 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.51 km SW of Marston, Missouri · 17561 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.57 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 17564 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.55 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17566 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.85 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 17566 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.111 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 17568 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.63 km S of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17570 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.52 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17571 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600795. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.