Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ESE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Tue, Jun 1, 1982, 10:30 PM CDT (03:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km SE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-02 03:30:56 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 89.570° 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16183 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.87 km NNE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.55 km ENE of Risco, Missouri · 16172 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.97 km NE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSE of Hayward, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.52 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.58 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.75 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.73 km NW of Malden, Missouri · 16152 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.72 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.78 km SSW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.45 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16142 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.43 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.64 km SW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16139 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.56 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.89 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.99 km NNE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.99 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16132 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.54 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16132 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.89 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16192 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.54 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.86 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.14 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601705. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.