M2.2 earthquake 4 km WNW of Marston, Missouri
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Marston, Missouri on Thu, Dec 31, 1981, 5:17 AM CST (11:17 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km N of Dell, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-31 11:17:49 UTC
- Depth
- 8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.540° N, 89.660° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16335 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.19 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16334 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.99 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.07 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.07 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.06 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16313 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.23 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16310 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.16 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16305 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.72 km ENE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 16296 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.80 km S of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 16292 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.611 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.12 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16278 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
Before
- 2.72 km NE of Blodgett, Sandywoods Township, Missouri · 16341 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.010 km SE of Matthews, Missouri · 16343 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.50 km NNE of Howardville, Missouri · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.310 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601621. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.