M1.7 earthquake 1 km E of Marston, Missouri
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km E of Marston, Missouri on Wed, Apr 28, 1982, 9:05 PM CDT (02:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 10 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-29 02:05:31 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.520° N, 89.600° 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.810 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 16217 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.85 km NNE of Garland, Tennessee · 16215 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.14 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.63 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.86 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.54 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.89 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16192 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.52 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16183 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.55 km ENE of Risco, Missouri · 16172 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.97 km NE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.610 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri · 16161 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 1.54 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16221 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.97 km ESE of Monette, Arkansas · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.812 km NNW of Central, Tennessee · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.27 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16233 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601683. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.