M2.2 earthquake 2 km NE of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Steele, Missouri on Thu, Feb 21, 1985, 5:01 PM CST (23:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km WNW of Risco, 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
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-21 23:01:20 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.096° N, 89.810° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.910 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.33 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.76 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.81 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.64 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.86 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.58 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.84 km E of Marston, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.70 km N of Marston, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.67 km E of Steele, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.611 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.05 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.6southeastern Missouri · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.51 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.52 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.70 km W of Oak Grove Heights, Arkansas · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.24 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.53 km ENE of Caraway, Arkansas · 15139 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 2.36 km SSW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.64 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.611 km NNW of Newbern, Tennessee · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.35 km S of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.910 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15208 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.45 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.36 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.04 km E of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15214 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.89 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.93 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 15218 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.710 km SSE of Hayward, Missouri · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.92 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm602513. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.