M2.2 earthquake 8 km ENE of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Tue, Nov 17, 1987, 6:49 PM CST (00:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km SE 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
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-18 00:49:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.122° N, 89.753° 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.8southeastern Missouri · 14187 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.010 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 14182 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.59 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.62 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14171 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.55 km NNE of Dell, Arkansas · 14170 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.87 km WSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14169 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.01 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 14169 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.97 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 14168 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 14166 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.64 km SSE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 14165 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.69 km S of Trumann, Arkansas · 14165 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.16 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 14164 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.56 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 14158 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.23 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 14153 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.92 km S of Dell, Arkansas · 14151 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of Lepanto, Arkansas · 14147 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.23 km WSW of New Madrid, Missouri · 14143 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603250. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.