Missouri earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km ENE of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Fri, Jun 12, 1987, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km SW of Catron, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-12 19:04:16 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.110° N, 89.742° 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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.14 km SW of Catron, Missouri · 14354 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 14354 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.18 km ESE of Risco, Missouri · 14354 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.64 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 14354 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.58 km W of Marston, Missouri · 14354 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.55 km S of Catron, Missouri · 14353 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.44 km E of Parma, Missouri · 14353 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.52 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 14353 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 14353 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.812 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14352 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.77 km S of Catron, Missouri · 14352 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSW of Catron, Missouri · 14351 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.56 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 14351 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.64 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 14351 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.55 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 14351 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.55 km SSE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 14350 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.06 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 14348 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.66 km SSW of Catron, Missouri · 14347 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.45 km SW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 14344 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 14343 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.92 km W of Lilbourn, Missouri · 14343 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.86 km SSW of Catron, Missouri · 14342 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.05 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 14341 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.66 km NE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 14340 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.66 km W of Marston, Missouri · 14340 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.26 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.97 km SSW of Catron, Missouri · 14339 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.68 km NW of Victoria, Arkansas · 14335 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.30 km ESE of Steele, Missouri · 14330 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.19 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 14328 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.66 km SE of Wyatt, Missouri · 14328 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.74 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 14326 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.610 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 14316 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.78 km E of Trumann, Arkansas · 14309 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.67 km ESE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 14304 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.62 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 14303 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Tennessee · 14356 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.07 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 14357 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.98 km ENE of Cooter, Missouri · 14362 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.97 km S of Hayti Heights, Missouri · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.84 km W of Samburg, Tennessee · 14367 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.67 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 14369 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.77 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.73 km NE of Risco, Missouri · 14375 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.31 km N of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 14375 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.65 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 14378 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603131. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.