M1.5 earthquake 2 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri on Wed, May 26, 1982, 6:02 AM CDT (11:02 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km SE 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
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-26 11:02:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.040° N, 89.840° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16183 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.55 km ENE of Risco, Missouri · 16172 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.97 km NE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.64 km ESE of Maynard, AR · 16158 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Hayward, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.52 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.75 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.73 km NW of Malden, Missouri · 16152 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.72 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.78 km SSW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.45 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16143 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.43 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.64 km SW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16139 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.56 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.7southeastern Missouri · 16139 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.89 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.99 km NNE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.99 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16133 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.54 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16132 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
Before
- 1.89 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16192 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.54 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.86 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.63 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.14 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.85 km NNE of Garland, Tennessee · 16215 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.810 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 16217 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.71 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16218 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601700. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.