M1.5 earthquake 5 km WNW of Risco, Missouri
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Risco, Missouri on Mon, Dec 27, 1982, 3:26 PM CST (21:26 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 1 km WNW of New Madrid, 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
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-27 21:26:48 UTC
- Depth
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.580° N, 89.870° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.51 km NNE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.21 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.02 km W of New Madrid, Missouri · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.44 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15968 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.12 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 15967 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.07 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.510 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 15935 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.49 km W of Newbern, Tennessee · 15933 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.75 km S of Holland, Missouri · 15930 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Matthews, Missouri · 15928 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.53 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 15928 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.92 km NW of Steele, Missouri · 15924 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.13 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15924 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.811 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15921 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.811 km SSE of Hayward, Missouri · 15920 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.22 km NW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15917 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 15915 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
Before
- 2.22 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 15984 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.29 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.79 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.53 km E of Rives, Missouri · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.54 km NE of Bardwell, Kentucky · 16000 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.74 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16001 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601873. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.