Missouri earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km E of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km E of Steele, Missouri on Fri, Jun 9, 1978, 3:43 AM CDT (08:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km ENE of Manila, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mlg), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-09 08:43:49 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.090° N, 89.760° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km E of Marston, Missouri · 17640 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.50 km ENE of Howardville, Missouri · 17639 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.54 km NNW of Gilt Edge, Tennessee · 17635 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.53 km S of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17631 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.82 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 17628 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 17619 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.57 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 17618 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.13 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 17618 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.73 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17614 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.65 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 17611 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.06 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 17611 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.17 km WSW of Dell, Arkansas · 17604 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.63 km ENE of Manila, Arkansas · 17600 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.64 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 17600 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.19 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17597 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.67 km S of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 17591 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.52 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 17589 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17585 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.93 km S of Matthews, Missouri · 17584 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km E of Holland, Missouri · 17643 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.81 km WSW of Reyno, Arkansas · 17643 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.51 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17648 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.91 km W of Howardville, Missouri · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.99 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17655 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.84 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17656 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.55 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.36 km NNW of Malden, Missouri · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.64 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17663 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.813 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.80 km S of Cooter, Missouri · 17664 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.78 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 17669 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.86 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600733. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.