M1.5 earthquake 8 km E of Matthews, Missouri
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km E of Matthews, Missouri on Mon, Jul 27, 1981, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee. 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
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-27 20:52:06 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.770° N, 89.490° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16482 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16478 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Friendship, Tennessee · 16460 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.74 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.1southeastern Missouri · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.62 km N of Marston, Missouri · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.83 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16449 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.73 km NNE of Thebes, Illinois · 16447 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.81 km SE of Olmsted, Illinois · 16443 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.49 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 16436 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16499 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16507 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.73 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601504. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.