M1.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri on Thu, Jun 24, 1982, 2:41 AM CDT (07:41 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km NW of Malden, 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
- 1982-06-24 07:41:56 UTC
- Depth
- 12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.890° N, 90.620° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.64 km ESE of Maynard, AR · 16159 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.67 km SSW of Oak Ridge, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.52 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.73 km NW of Malden, Missouri · 16153 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.72 km SSE of Howardville, Missouri · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.59 km SSW of Annapolis, Missouri · 16126 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.14 km W of Piggott, Arkansas · 16109 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.