Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km SSE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Marston, Missouri on Wed, Jun 30, 1982, 7:37 AM CDT (12:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km NW of Malden, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1982-06-30 12:37:51 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.450° N, 89.580° 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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.73 km NW of Malden, Missouri · 16163 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.72 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.78 km SSW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16155 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.45 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16153 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.43 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16151 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16150 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.64 km SW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16150 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.56 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 16149 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.89 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16148 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16147 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.99 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16143 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.54 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16142 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.14 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16119 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.94 km NE of Hayti, Missouri · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16113 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.69 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16167 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.911 km SSE of Hayward, Missouri · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.97 km NE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.55 km ENE of Risco, Missouri · 16183 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16188 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16193 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601732. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.