Missouri earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri on Sat, May 28, 2011, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2011-05-28 06:48:51 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.553° N, 89.640° W
Region
Missouri
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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5601 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.2southeastern Missouri · 5597 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.68 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5589 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.68 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5589 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5584 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.99 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5580 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5576 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.66 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5572 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.64 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5571 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.64 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5562 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.82 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5556 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.61 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5555 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.02 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5549 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.68 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5549 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.04 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5547 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km ESE of Bernie, Missouri · 5607 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.55 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 5609 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 32
  3. 1.73 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 5619 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSW of Marston, Missouri · 5629 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.88 km SE of Matthews, Missouri · 5630 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.56 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5630 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.84 km E of New Madrid, Missouri · 5631 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 10
  8. 3.13 km WSW of Wickliffe, Kentucky · 5632 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 51
  9. 2.15 km ESE of Bernie, Missouri · 5636 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm608917. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.