M1.5 earthquake 4 km E of Marston, Missouri

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Wed, Nov 2, 2011, 8:54 AM CDT

UTC

2011-11-02 13:54:21 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.517° N, 89.565° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

21

• New Madrid, MissouriPopulation 3,011. Forecast8 kmSSW
• Sikeston, MissouriPopulation 16,436. Forecast40 kmS
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast158 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast616 kmSSW

After

1. 1.52 km S of Howardville, MissouriFri, Nov 4, 7:55 AM CDT · 5446 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.67 km NNW of New Madrid, MissouriMon, Nov 7, 3:29 PM CST · 5443 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.58 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Nov 9, 6:35 AM CST · 5441 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 44
4. 2.08 km S of Manila, ArkansasThu, Nov 10, 5:29 PM CST · 5439 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.72 km W of Blytheville, ArkansasFri, Nov 11, 9:30 PM CST · 5438 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.57 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Nov 16, 8:27 AM CST · 5434 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.69 km ESE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Nov 18, 4:50 AM CST · 5432 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.78 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Nov 19, 10:34 PM CST · 5430 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.84 km E of Steele, MissouriMon, Nov 21, 3:37 PM CST · 5429 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.01 km NW of Dell, ArkansasSun, Nov 27, 4:31 AM CST · 5423 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.03 km WNW of Marston, MissouriWed, Nov 30, 1:26 PM CST · 5420 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, MissouriSun, Dec 4, 3:38 AM CST · 5416 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.40 km WSW of Blytheville, ArkansasWed, Dec 7, 12:14 PM CST · 5413 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.26 km SW of Caruthersville, MissouriSat, Dec 10, 12:01 PM CST · 5410 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.56 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Dec 16, 11:34 PM CST · 5403 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.83 km WSW of Howardville, MissouriThu, Dec 29, 9:06 AM CST · 5391 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 18

Before

1. 1.53 km E of Marston, MissouriWed, Nov 2, 7:07 AM CDT · 5448 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.66 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Oct 28, 9:31 PM CDT · 5452 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.62 km NE of Marston, MissouriSun, Oct 23, 5:38 AM CDT · 5458 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.52 km NNE of Marston, MissouriFri, Oct 21, 8:15 PM CDT · 5459 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.52 km NE of Marston, MissouriFri, Oct 21, 4:06 AM CDT · 5460 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.01 km WNW of Howardville, MissouriThu, Oct 13, 6:39 AM CDT · 5468 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.913 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Oct 13, 1:27 AM CDT · 5468 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 10, 11:23 PM CDT · 5470 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.68 km WNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Oct 8, 1:36 PM CDT · 5473 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
10. 1.511 km N of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Oct 7, 3:42 PM CDT · 5474 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609105. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.