M2.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Thu, Feb 25, 1982, 11:02 PM CST (05:02 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km NNW of Central, 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
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-26 05:02:59 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.490° N, 89.530° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.12 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16276 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.02 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16271 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 16249 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.27 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16232 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.812 km NNW of Central, Tennessee · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.97 km ESE of Monette, Arkansas · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.54 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16221 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 1.611 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.80 km S of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 16290 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.72 km ENE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 16294 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.16 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16303 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.23 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601656. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.