M2.3 earthquake 7 km S of Catron, Missouri
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km S of Catron, Missouri on Sat, Sep 19, 1987, 9:55 AM CDT (14:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km SSE of Cairo, Illinois. 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
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-19 14:55:34 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.543° N, 89.705° 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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.36 km SSE of Cairo, Illinois · 14238 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.86 km S of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 14237 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.78 km SSE of Wyatt, Missouri · 14236 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.95 km NNW of Columbus, Kentucky · 14230 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.85 km NW of Massac, Kentucky · 14223 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14222 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.28 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
Before
- 1.67 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14259 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.65 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.53 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14266 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.55 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14272 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.912 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14274 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.53 km E of Caruthersville, Missouri · 14276 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603230. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.