M3.2 earthquake 2 km NW of Marston, Missouri

Magnitude

3.2 (md), minor

Local time

Thu, Nov 8, 1990, 9:39 PM CST

UTC

1990-11-09 03:39:15 UTC

Depth

9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.537° N, 89.632° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Lilbourn, MissouriPopulation 1,137. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Sikeston, MissouriPopulation 16,436. Forecast38 kmS
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast159 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast615 kmSSW

After

1. 2.34 km WSW of Kelso, MissouriFri, Nov 9, 11:53 AM CST · 13101 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.72 km ENE of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Nov 9, 6:38 PM CST · 13101 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.87 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Nov 10, 6:02 AM CST · 13100 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.71 km NW of Marston, MissouriTue, Nov 13, 7:07 AM CST · 13097 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.52 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Nov 15, 5:53 AM CST · 13095 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.810 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Nov 19, 1:23 AM CST · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.42 km NE of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Nov 21, 10:07 AM CST · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.98 km W of Bernie, MissouriThu, Nov 22, 6:47 AM CST · 13088 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.74 km S of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Nov 23, 2:16 AM CST · 13088 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.61 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Nov 24, 1:27 AM CST · 13087 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.04 km E of Dell, ArkansasSat, Nov 24, 10:13 AM CST · 13086 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.77 km SSW of Holland, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 7:14 PM CST · 13086 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.60 km SSW of Steele, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 6:15 AM CST · 13085 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
14. 1.81 km N of Steele, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 7:05 AM CST · 13085 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.77 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeSun, Nov 25, 9:23 AM CST · 13085 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.53 km NNE of Steele, MissouriThu, Nov 29, 12:54 PM CST · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.91 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Nov 29, 6:01 PM CST · 13081 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
18. 1.75 km SE of Marston, MissouriSun, Dec 16, 3:50 AM CST · 13065 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.61 km S of Steele, MissouriSun, Dec 16, 9:09 AM CST · 13064 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
20. 2.15 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Dec 19, 9:43 AM CST · 13061 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
21. 1.713 km NW of Dyersburg, TennesseeSun, Dec 23, 6:46 AM CST · 13057 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
22. 1.53 km NE of North Lilbourn, MissouriWed, Dec 26, 7:47 AM CST · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.77 km N of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Dec 26, 3:24 PM CST · 13054 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
24. 1.81 km NW of Caruthersville, MissouriFri, Dec 28, 2:25 AM CST · 13053 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.17 km WNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Dec 31, 9:43 AM CST · 13049 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
26. 1.93 km SSE of Gosnell, ArkansasMon, Dec 31, 2:52 PM CST · 13049 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 2.110 km ESE of Marston, MissouriTue, Oct 30, 5:04 PM CST · 13111 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.96 km WNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Oct 27, 1:38 AM CDT · 13115 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.83 km NW of Samburg, TennesseeTue, Oct 23, 1:08 PM CDT · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.26 km SW of Cape Girardeau, MissouriTue, Oct 16, 3:56 PM CDT · 13125 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.53 km WSW of Dell, ArkansasSat, Oct 13, 8:16 AM CDT · 13128 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603801 (also filed as usp0004gp6). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.