M2.7 earthquake 6 km NE of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Steele, Missouri on Sat, Mar 14, 1987, 5:51 AM CST (11:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee. 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
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-14 11:51:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.117° N, 89.770° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.62 km N of Marston, Missouri · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.95 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.82 km E of Marston, Missouri · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 14419 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.910 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 14419 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.611 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14416 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.56 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14405 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.62 km N of Marston, Missouri · 14403 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.72 km W of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14397 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.96 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14394 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.61 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14388 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.77 km ESE of Cooter, Missouri · 14386 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 2.32 km W of Cooter, Missouri · 14453 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.74 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 14455 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 14455 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.65 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 14459 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.52 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.84 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 14459 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.62 km E of Marston, Missouri · 14467 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.55 km ENE of Malden, Missouri · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603067. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.