Missouri earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km ESE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Thu, Aug 19, 1982, 12:33 AM CDT (05:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-19 05:33:24 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.490° N, 89.550° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.69 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.06 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee · 16094 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16094 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16093 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.62 km SE of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois · 16072 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16060 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.76 km SE of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km NE of Hayti, Missouri · 16107 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16109 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.14 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16132 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.54 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.99 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16132 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601773. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.