M1.6 earthquake southeastern Missouri

Magnitude

1.6 (Mlg), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Thu, Feb 1, 1979, 3:20 AM CST

UTC

1979-02-01 09:20:05 UTC

Depth

10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.050° N, 89.800° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Steele, MissouriPopulation 2,103. Forecast5 kmSE
• Blytheville, ArkansasPopulation 14,694. Forecast17 kmNE
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast103 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast671 kmSSW

After

1. 1.85 km NNE of Etowah, ArkansasThu, Feb 1, 4:53 PM CST · 17412 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.72 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 5:15 AM CST · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.01 km ENE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 5:17 AM CST · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
4. 1.53 km ESE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 5:18 AM CST · 17411 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.72 km NE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 12:49 PM CST · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.93 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 12:49 PM CST · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.02 km ENE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 12:50 PM CST · 17411 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 2:36 PM CST · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.03 km NNE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 2:36 PM CST · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.71 km ESE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 5:33 PM CST · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
11. 1.63 km NE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Feb 2, 10:29 PM CST · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
12. 2.01 km ENE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Feb 3, 12:56 AM CST · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.25 km N of Burdette, ArkansasSat, Feb 3, 2:31 AM CST · 17410 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
14. 1.51 km ENE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Feb 3, 9:25 AM CST · 17410 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.51 km NE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Feb 3, 12:21 PM CST · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
16. 3.03 km WSW of Dell, ArkansasSun, Feb 4, 11:31 PM CST · 17408 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.59 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Feb 13, 6:15 AM CST · 17400 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
18. 2.66 km NE of Etowah, ArkansasTue, Feb 13, 12:22 PM CST · 17400 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, MissouriSat, Feb 17, 9:44 PM CST · 17396 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.54 km WSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Feb 21, 12:59 PM CST · 17392 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
21. 1.75 km NW of Marston, MissouriFri, Feb 23, 4:00 PM CST · 17390 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
22. 2.24 km WNW of Gosnell, ArkansasWed, Mar 7, 12:40 AM CST · 17378 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
23. 1.61 km SW of Cooter, MissouriFri, Mar 16, 6:46 PM CST · 17369 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
24. 1.56 km WNW of Marston, MissouriSat, Mar 17, 12:18 AM CST · 17368 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.92 km NNE of Marston, MissouriSat, Mar 17, 4:55 PM CST · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
26. 1.71 km S of Cooter, MissouriSat, Mar 31, 8:20 AM CST · 17354 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

Before

1. 1.5southeastern MissouriWed, Jan 31, 6:18 PM CST · 17413 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriSat, Jan 20, 1:33 PM CST · 17424 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.82 km NE of Cooter, MissouriSat, Jan 20, 4:00 AM CST · 17424 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, MissouriThu, Jan 18, 7:45 PM CST · 17426 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.5southeastern MissouriWed, Jan 17, 11:52 PM CST · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
6. 2.0southeastern MissouriThu, Jan 11, 4:00 AM CST · 17433 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600912. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.