Tennessee earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Mon, Aug 8, 2011, 2:44 PM CDT (19:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km ENE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2011-08-08 19:44:22 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.469° N, 89.535° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5529 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.13 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5525 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5521 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.61 km S of Marston, Missouri · 5517 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.11 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5513 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5512 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5507 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.97 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5507 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.03 km SSW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5505 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.44 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5490 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 13
  11. 1.510 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5490 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.04 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5489 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.87 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5489 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.76 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5485 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.45 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 5484 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.93 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5480 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.54 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5479 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km SW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5545 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.04 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5548 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.68 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5549 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.02 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5550 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.61 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5556 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.82 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5557 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.64 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5562 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm608991. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.