M2.9 earthquake 5 km NW of Marston, Missouri
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Marston, Missouri on Sat, Oct 2, 1982, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-02 23:43:50 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.550° N, 89.660° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.76 km SE of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16045 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16045 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 16032 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.74 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16001 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.62 km SE of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois · 16072 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16086 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601821. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.