Missouri earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Marston, Missouri on Sun, Oct 23, 2011, 5:38 AM CDT (10:38 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-10-23 10:38:23 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.537° N, 89.596° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 5449 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.53 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5444 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.54 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5444 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.52 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 5442 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.67 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5439 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.58 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5437 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 44
  7. 2.08 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 5436 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.72 km W of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5435 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.57 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5430 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Hayward, Missouri · 5428 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.78 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5427 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.84 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5425 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.01 km NW of Dell, Arkansas · 5419 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.03 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5416 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5413 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.40 km WSW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5409 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.26 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5406 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.56 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5400 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5456 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.52 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 5457 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.01 km WNW of Howardville, Missouri · 5464 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5465 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5467 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.68 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5469 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.511 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5470 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.54 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5475 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.93 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5476 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.45 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 5480 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.76 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5481 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609082. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.