Missouri earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri on Mon, Sep 6, 1982, 4:22 PM CDT (21:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km NW of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1982-09-06 21:22:53 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.580° N, 89.640° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16090 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.62 km SE of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois · 16084 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16079 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16077 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16077 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16077 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16073 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16072 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.76 km SE of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16058 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16058 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16058 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16058 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16057 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16055 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.65 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 16045 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16040 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.06 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee · 16107 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.69 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.94 km NE of Hayti, Missouri · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16121 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.14 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601785. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.