Tennessee earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Fri, Jun 12, 1981, 12:32 AM CDT (05:32 UTC), 8 km (5 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1981-06-12 05:32:00 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.470° N, 89.530° W
Region
Tennessee
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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km SW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16543 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.93 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.71 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.73 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.85 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.53 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16530 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16525 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.73 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16516 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.74 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16508 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16503 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16503 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16503 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.58 km E of Matthews, Missouri · 16502 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16491 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16553 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.77 km NW of Columbus, Kentucky · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.62 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.62 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16557 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.31 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16562 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.66 km ESE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 16563 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.72 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 16565 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.611 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16572 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601472. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.