Missouri earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km WSW of Kelso, Missouri

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Kelso, Missouri on Wed, Sep 26, 1990, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km NW of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1990-09-27 01:47:52 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.172° N, 89.594° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13139 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.110 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.09 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.68 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13134 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.26 km SW of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 13125 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.83 km NW of Samburg, Tennessee · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.45 km WNW of Jonesboro, Illinois · 13117 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.96 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13115 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.110 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 13111 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.22 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 13102 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.34 km WSW of Kelso, Missouri · 13101 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.87 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13100 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.71 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 13097 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.810 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.42 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.98 km W of Bernie, Missouri · 13088 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km E of Dutchtown, Missouri · 13145 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.84 km SE of Chaffee, Missouri · 13145 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.12 km NE of Pryorsburg, Kentucky · 13154 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.29 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13158 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.95 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13159 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.25 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13161 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.56 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13161 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.25 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 13173 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603777 (also filed as usp0004f3p). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.