Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km WNW of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Marston, Missouri on Fri, Aug 28, 1981, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1981-08-28 09:51:48 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.540° N, 89.660° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km ENE of Friendship, Tennessee · 16470 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.74 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.1southeastern Missouri · 16465 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.84 km NE of Dell, Arkansas · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.62 km N of Marston, Missouri · 16460 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.83 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 16458 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.08 km SSW of Manila, Arkansas · 16457 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.73 km NNE of Thebes, Illinois · 16456 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.81 km SE of Olmsted, Illinois · 16452 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.49 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 16446 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.34 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16440 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.54 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.67 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.510 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.76 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.01 km NE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 16416 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.51 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16416 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.44 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16415 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.77 km SSW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16477 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.85 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16487 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16492 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601539. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.