M1.5 earthquake 2 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri on Sun, Jul 26, 1981, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee. 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
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-27 04:13:49 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.590° N, 89.590° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.58 km E of Matthews, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16482 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16478 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.85 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.91 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16468 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Friendship, Tennessee · 16460 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.74 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.1southeastern Missouri · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Dell, Arkansas · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.62 km N of Marston, Missouri · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.83 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16449 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.73 km NNE of Thebes, Illinois · 16447 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.81 km SE of Olmsted, Illinois · 16443 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.49 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
Before
- 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16499 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16507 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.73 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16521 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601502. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.