M2.2 earthquake 3 km E of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km E of Steele, Missouri on Wed, Jan 27, 1982, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km N of Dell, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-27 21:00:03 UTC
- Depth
- 9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.080° N, 89.790° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.16 km N of Dell, Arkansas · 16304 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.72 km ENE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.80 km S of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 16291 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.611 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.12 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.02 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16272 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 16250 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
Before
- 2.06 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.07 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16315 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.07 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.99 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.19 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16334 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16334 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.24 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 16337 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.84 km ENE of Lepanto, Arkansas · 16338 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601641. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.