M1.6 earthquake 5 km WNW of Risco, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Risco, Missouri on Sun, Oct 31, 1982, 1:04 AM CST (07:04 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km NNW of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-31 07:04:39 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.570° N, 89.880° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.74 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16001 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.54 km NE of Bardwell, Kentucky · 16000 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.53 km E of Rives, Missouri · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.79 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.29 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.22 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 15984 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.55 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.51 km NNE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
Before
- 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.76 km SE of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16061 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601847. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.