M1.6 earthquake 0 km SE of Pulaski, Illinois
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km SE of Pulaski, Illinois on Fri, Aug 24, 1990, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC), 5 km (3 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-24 20:10:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.210° N, 89.200° W
- Region
- Illinois
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
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 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.96 km NNE of Parma, Missouri · 13184 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.82 km W of Grand Chain, Illinois · 13184 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.67 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 13183 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13183 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.25 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 13181 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.56 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13169 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.25 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13169 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13166 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.12 km NE of Pryorsburg, Kentucky · 13162 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.84 km SE of Chaffee, Missouri · 13153 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.34 km E of Dutchtown, Missouri · 13153 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.84 km WSW of Kelso, Missouri · 13153 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.14 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.110 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 13147 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.09 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.68 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13141 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.26 km SW of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 13133 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.83 km NW of Samburg, Tennessee · 13126 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 2.82 km NW of Olmsted, Illinois · 13186 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.912 km S of Equality, Illinois · 13189 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.83 km E of Risco, Missouri · 13191 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.99 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 13192 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.57 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 13195 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.15 km SSW of Wyatt, Missouri · 13203 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.59 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 13205 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603747. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.