M1.6 earthquake 2 km N of Marston, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km N of Marston, Missouri on Mon, Sep 7, 1981, 11:03 PM CDT (04:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 3 km E of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-08 04:03:47 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.540° N, 89.610° 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 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.83 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16449 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.08 km SSW of Manila, Arkansas · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.73 km NNE of Thebes, Illinois · 16447 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.81 km SE of Olmsted, Illinois · 16443 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.49 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.34 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16431 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.54 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16428 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.67 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.510 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 16422 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.76 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16420 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.01 km NE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.51 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16406 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.44 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16406 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.77 km SSW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.37 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
Before
- 1.84 km NE of Dell, Arkansas · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.1southeastern Missouri · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.74 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Friendship, Tennessee · 16460 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.91 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16468 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.85 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16478 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601567. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.