Tennessee earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km SSE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Marston, Missouri on Sat, Aug 18, 1990, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 4 km SE of Chaffee, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1990-08-19 01:11:47 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.443° N, 89.553° W
Region
Tennessee
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km E of Risco, Missouri · 13193 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.87 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13192 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.81 km S of Dell, Arkansas · 13190 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.62 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13189 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.82 km NW of Olmsted, Illinois · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.60 km SE of Pulaski, Illinois · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.96 km NNE of Parma, Missouri · 13185 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 13184 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13184 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.49 km WSW of Central, Tennessee · 13182 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.25 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 13182 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 13176 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.56 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13170 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.25 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13170 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.95 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13167 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.29 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13167 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.12 km NE of Pryorsburg, Kentucky · 13163 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.84 km NE of Garland, Tennessee · 13161 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.87 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13158 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.59 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13156 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.113 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 13156 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.84 km SE of Chaffee, Missouri · 13154 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.34 km E of Dutchtown, Missouri · 13154 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.18 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.84 km WSW of Kelso, Missouri · 13154 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.14 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13148 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.110 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 13148 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.67 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13148 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.09 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13147 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.68 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13142 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.53 km WSW of Dell, Arkansas · 13137 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.26 km SW of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 13134 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 13196 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.24 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 13196 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.15 km SSW of Wyatt, Missouri · 13205 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.89 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 13206 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.63 km NNE of Victoria, Arkansas · 13206 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.59 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 13206 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.68 km NE of Garland, Tennessee · 13209 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13210 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603739. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.