Missouri earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km WNW of Risco, Missouri

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Risco, Missouri on Thu, Feb 28, 1985, 4:34 PM CST (22:34 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-28 22:34:34 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.570° N, 89.850° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.81 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.86 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.814 km E of Williamsville, Missouri · 15177 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.67 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.84 km E of Marston, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.70 km N of Marston, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.67 km E of Steele, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.611 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.73 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.05 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.6southeastern Missouri · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.51 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.52 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.70 km W of Oak Grove Heights, Arkansas · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.24 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.53 km ENE of Caraway, Arkansas · 15139 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km NNE of Olive Branch, Illinois · 15190 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.910 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.22 km NE of Steele, Missouri · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.36 km SSW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.64 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.35 km W of Tamms, Illinois · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNW of Newbern, Tennessee · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.35 km S of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.910 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15208 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.45 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.36 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.04 km E of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15214 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.89 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.93 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 15218 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm602525. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.