Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km NNE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Marston, Missouri on Fri, Oct 21, 2011, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-10-22 01:15:42 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.537° N, 89.599° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 5456 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 5451 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.53 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5446 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5446 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.52 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 5444 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.67 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5441 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.58 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5439 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 44
  8. 2.08 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 5438 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.72 km W of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5437 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.57 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5432 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.69 km ESE of Hayward, Missouri · 5430 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.78 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5429 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.84 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5427 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.01 km NW of Dell, Arkansas · 5421 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.03 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5418 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5414 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.40 km WSW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5411 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.26 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5408 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.56 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5402 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 5458 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.01 km WNW of Howardville, Missouri · 5466 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.913 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5467 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5469 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.68 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5471 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.511 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5472 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.54 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5477 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.93 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5478 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.45 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 5482 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.76 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5483 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.87 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5487 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.04 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5487 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609078. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.