M1.5 earthquake 4 km E of Steele, Missouri
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km E of Steele, Missouri on Fri, Jul 14, 1989, 11:29 AM CDT (16:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km N 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
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- NM
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-07-14 16:29:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.087° N, 89.778° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.73 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13593 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.11 km WSW of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 13572 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.83 km SSW of Canalou, Missouri · 13566 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.32 km ENE of Howardville, Missouri · 13565 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.84 km SW of Canalou, Missouri · 13565 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.00 km NW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 13563 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.74 km S of Baker, Missouri · 13554 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.52 km WSW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 13546 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.88 km SSW of Canalou, Missouri · 13537 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603492. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.