Missouri earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 4 km SE of Chaffee, Missouri

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Chaffee, Missouri on Wed, Sep 26, 1990, 8:18 AM CDT (13:18 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1990-09-26 13:18:51 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.152° N, 89.613° W
Region
Missouri
Strongest shaking
VII, very strong shaking
PAGER alert
Green
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration
85.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
2.7 cm/s
Map
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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Estimated impact

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Alert level
Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

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 1.8 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km E of Dutchtown, Missouri · 13145 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.84 km WSW of Kelso, Missouri · 13145 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.14 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13139 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.110 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.26 km SW of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 13125 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.83 km NW of Samburg, Tennessee · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.45 km WNW of Jonesboro, Illinois · 13117 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.96 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13115 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.110 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 13111 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.22 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 13102 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.34 km WSW of Kelso, Missouri · 13101 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.87 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13100 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.810 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.42 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.98 km W of Bernie, Missouri · 13088 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km NE of Pryorsburg, Kentucky · 13154 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.29 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13158 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13158 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.25 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13161 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.56 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13161 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.25 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 13173 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603773 (also filed as usp0004f2v). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.