Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ENE of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Mon, Apr 24, 1978, 11:07 PM CST (05:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 4 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mlg), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-04-25 05:07:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.100° N, 89.790° 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.51 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17678 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.68 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.73 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17675 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.88 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17669 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.86 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.78 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 17664 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.80 km S of Cooter, Missouri · 17659 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.813 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.64 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17658 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.36 km NNW of Malden, Missouri · 17656 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.55 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.84 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17652 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.99 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.54 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17646 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.91 km W of Howardville, Missouri · 17643 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.51 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17643 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.81 km WSW of Reyno, Arkansas · 17639 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.82 km E of Holland, Missouri · 17638 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.66 km E of Steele, Missouri · 17637 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.64 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17635 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.50 km ENE of Howardville, Missouri · 17634 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.54 km NNW of Gilt Edge, Tennessee · 17630 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.53 km S of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17626 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.82 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 17623 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17684 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17687 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17692 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17697 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.84 km N of Blytheville, Arkansas · 17702 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.75 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17702 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.7southeastern Missouri · 17703 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.0southeastern Missouri · 17704 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.86 km S of Clinton, Kentucky · 17704 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.63 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 17706 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of Parma, Missouri · 17707 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.54 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17707 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.61 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17708 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600699. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.