M1.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri on Tue, Dec 8, 1987, 9:24 AM CST (15:24 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 5 km SSE of Catron, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-08 15:24:57 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.430° N, 89.570° W
- Region
- Tennessee
- 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 14167 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.64 km SSE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 14165 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.16 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 14164 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.56 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 14158 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.23 km SSE of McClure, Illinois · 14157 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.23 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 14153 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.92 km S of Dell, Arkansas · 14152 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.23 km WSW of New Madrid, Missouri · 14143 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.75 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 14126 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.24 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14120 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.51 km WSW of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 14117 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 1.97 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.01 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14169 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.87 km WSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14169 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.55 km NNE of Dell, Arkansas · 14170 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.62 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14171 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.59 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.010 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 14183 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.8southeastern Missouri · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.28 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603268. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.