M1.7 earthquake 5 km SE of Marston, Missouri

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Sun, Dec 16, 1990, 3:50 AM CST

UTC

1990-12-16 09:50:53 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.480° N, 89.580° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Portageville, MissouriPopulation 3,146. Forecast12 kmENE
• Sikeston, MissouriPopulation 16,436. Forecast44 kmS
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast154 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast620 kmSSW

After

1. 2.61 km S of Steele, MissouriSun, Dec 16, 9:09 AM CST · 13076 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.15 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Dec 19, 9:43 AM CST · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.713 km NW of Dyersburg, TennesseeSun, Dec 23, 6:46 AM CST · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.53 km NE of North Lilbourn, MissouriWed, Dec 26, 7:47 AM CST · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.77 km N of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Dec 26, 3:24 PM CST · 13065 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.81 km NW of Caruthersville, MissouriFri, Dec 28, 2:25 AM CST · 13064 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
7. 2.17 km WNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Dec 31, 9:43 AM CST · 13061 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.93 km SSE of Gosnell, ArkansasMon, Dec 31, 2:52 PM CST · 13061 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.51 km S of Tamms, IllinoisWed, Jan 9, 5:09 AM CST · 13052 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.84 km ESE of Marston, MissouriMon, Jan 14, 1:46 AM CST · 13047 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.76 km S of Hayti, MissouriSat, Jan 19, 4:37 PM CST · 13041 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
12. 1.99 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Jan 21, 8:13 AM CST · 13040 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
13. 1.75 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Jan 26, 4:53 AM CST · 13035 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.18 km S of Hayti, MissouriTue, Jan 29, 4:27 PM CST · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
15. 3.02 km NNW of Blytheville, ArkansasSun, Feb 10, 6:00 PM CST · 13019 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 1.91 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Nov 29, 6:01 PM CST · 13092 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.53 km NNE of Steele, MissouriThu, Nov 29, 12:54 PM CST · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.77 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeSun, Nov 25, 9:23 AM CST · 13097 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
4. 1.81 km N of Steele, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 7:05 AM CST · 13097 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.60 km SSW of Steele, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 6:15 AM CST · 13097 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.77 km SSW of Holland, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 7:14 PM CST · 13097 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.04 km E of Dell, ArkansasSat, Nov 24, 10:13 AM CST · 13098 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.61 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Nov 24, 1:27 AM CST · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
9. 1.74 km S of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Nov 23, 2:16 AM CST · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.98 km W of Bernie, MissouriThu, Nov 22, 6:47 AM CST · 13100 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.42 km NE of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Nov 21, 10:07 AM CST · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.810 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Nov 19, 1:23 AM CST · 13103 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603830. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.