M1.7 earthquake 3 km ESE of Marston, Missouri
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Thu, Jul 9, 1981, 10:02 PM CDT (03:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 9 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri. 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
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-10 03:02:41 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.510° N, 89.570° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16507 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16499 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.58 km E of Matthews, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16482 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16478 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.85 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.91 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16468 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Friendship, Tennessee · 16460 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.74 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.1southeastern Missouri · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Dell, Arkansas · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.53 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.85 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.73 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16531 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.71 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.93 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601488. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.