Missouri earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km ENE of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Wed, Mar 13, 1985, 3:06 AM CST (09:06 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-13 09:06:27 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.100° N, 89.750° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.84 km E of Marston, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.70 km N of Marston, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.67 km E of Steele, Missouri · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.611 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.73 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.05 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.6southeastern Missouri · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.52 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.70 km W of Oak Grove Heights, Arkansas · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.24 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.53 km ENE of Caraway, Arkansas · 15139 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.70 km WNW of Hayti, Missouri · 15123 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.6southeastern Missouri · 15120 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.78 km S of Trumann, Arkansas · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.86 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.81 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.33 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.910 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.22 km NE of Steele, Missouri · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.36 km SSW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.64 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Newbern, Tennessee · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.35 km S of Blytheville, Arkansas · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm602536. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.