Tennessee earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 8:38 PM CDT (01:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 2 km NW of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2011-06-15 01:38:41 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.466° N, 89.550° W
Region
Tennessee
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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5585 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.99 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5581 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5577 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5573 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.64 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5571 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.64 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5562 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.82 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5557 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.61 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5556 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.02 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5550 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.68 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5550 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.04 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5548 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.51 km SW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5546 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.08 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5535 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.84 km NW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5530 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5590 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.2southeastern Missouri · 5598 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5602 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.63 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5607 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.25 km ESE of Bernie, Missouri · 5608 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.55 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 5609 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 32

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm608929. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.