M1.5 earthquake 4 km NNW of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Steele, Missouri on Mon, Aug 30, 1982, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km WSW of Lilbourn, 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
- 1982-08-31 02:11:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.120° N, 89.850° 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 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.52 km WSW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.73 km E of Bragg City, Missouri · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.57 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16065 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16065 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16065 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16065 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16061 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16061 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16043 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 2.25 km NW of Henning, Tennessee · 16095 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Halls, Tennessee · 16095 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.86 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.94 km NE of Hayti, Missouri · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16109 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.14 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601781. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.