Missouri earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km E of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Steele, Missouri on Mon, Jul 25, 2011, 11:04 PM CDT (04:04 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2011-07-26 04:04:35 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.079° N, 89.784° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5544 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.08 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5533 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.84 km NW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5528 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.13 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5524 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.68 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.61 km S of Marston, Missouri · 5516 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.11 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5513 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5511 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.66 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5506 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.97 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5506 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.03 km SSW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5504 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.44 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5489 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 13
  13. 1.510 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5489 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.04 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5488 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.87 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5488 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5548 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.02 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5549 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.61 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5555 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.82 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5556 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.64 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5561 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.64 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5570 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.66 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5571 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5576 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.62 km WNW of Etowah, Arkansas · 5577 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm608979. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.