Missouri earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km ESE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Sun, Jul 19, 1981, 10:51 AM CDT (15:51 UTC), 4 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-19 15:51:27 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 89.560° W
Region
Missouri
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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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16498 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.58 km E of Matthews, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16482 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16477 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.85 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.91 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16468 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.710 km ENE of Friendship, Tennessee · 16460 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.74 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.1southeastern Missouri · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.84 km NE of Dell, Arkansas · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.62 km N of Marston, Missouri · 16450 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.83 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16449 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.08 km SSW of Manila, Arkansas · 16447 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.73 km NNE of Thebes, Illinois · 16447 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.81 km SE of Olmsted, Illinois · 16442 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16506 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.73 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16510 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16515 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.53 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.85 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.73 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16530 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601493. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.