Missouri earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake southeastern Missouri

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in southeastern Missouri on Fri, Jul 16, 1982, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km SE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-17 01:44:16 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 89.510° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.99 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16133 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16133 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16132 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.14 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16109 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.94 km NE of Hayti, Missouri · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.69 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.06 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee · 16095 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16095 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.54 km NNW of Steele, Missouri · 16094 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.64 km SW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16140 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.43 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.45 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16143 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.78 km SSW of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.72 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.73 km NW of Malden, Missouri · 16153 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.75 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.52 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.911 km SSE of Hayward, Missouri · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601748. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.