M1.5 earthquake 2 km NNW of Marston, Missouri
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Marston, Missouri on Sat, Jun 30, 1979, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km WSW of Wyatt, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-30 21:15:26 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.540° N, 89.620° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.16 km WSW of Wyatt, Missouri · 17250 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.04 km WSW of Wyatt, Missouri · 17250 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.60 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17248 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.65 km E of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17246 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.85 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 17245 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17245 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.02 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 17243 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17240 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.62 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 17239 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.56 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.72 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 17229 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.94 km SSE of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois · 17225 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.06 km WSW of Gosnell, Arkansas · 17216 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.56 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 17214 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.73 km W of Marston, Missouri · 17214 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 1.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 17260 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.53 km NE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17260 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.65 km SSE of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 17261 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17263 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.73 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 17264 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.92 km S of Caruthersville, Missouri · 17277 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.98 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 17279 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601021. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.