Missouri earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km E of Risco, Missouri

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km E of Risco, Missouri on Sun, Aug 19, 1990, 12:40 AM CDT (05:40 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
1990-08-19 05:40:18 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.554° N, 89.781° 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13192 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.81 km S of Dell, Arkansas · 13191 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.62 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13189 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.82 km NW of Olmsted, Illinois · 13188 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.60 km SE of Pulaski, Illinois · 13188 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.96 km NNE of Parma, Missouri · 13186 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 13185 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13185 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.49 km WSW of Central, Tennessee · 13183 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.25 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 13183 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.65 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 13177 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.56 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13171 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.25 km S of Wyatt, Missouri · 13171 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.95 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.29 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13167 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.12 km NE of Pryorsburg, Kentucky · 13163 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.87 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13158 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.59 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13157 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.113 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 13156 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.84 km SE of Chaffee, Missouri · 13155 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.34 km E of Dutchtown, Missouri · 13155 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.18 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13155 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.84 km WSW of Kelso, Missouri · 13154 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.14 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13148 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.110 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 13148 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.67 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13148 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.09 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13148 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.68 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13143 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.53 km WSW of Dell, Arkansas · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.26 km SW of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 13135 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 13193 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.57 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 13197 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.24 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 13197 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.15 km SSW of Wyatt, Missouri · 13205 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.89 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 13207 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.63 km NNE of Victoria, Arkansas · 13207 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.59 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 13207 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13211 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603740. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.