Missouri earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km E of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Steele, Missouri on Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-09-22 22:10:45 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.080° N, 89.778° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5486 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5482 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.45 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 5481 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.93 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5477 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.54 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5477 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.511 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5471 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.68 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5471 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5468 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.913 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5466 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.01 km WNW of Howardville, Missouri · 5466 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.96 km ENE of Etowah, Arkansas · 5464 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.52 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 5458 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.52 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5457 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.62 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 5456 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.66 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 5450 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.53 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5446 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.54 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5446 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.52 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 5444 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.67 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5440 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.58 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5439 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 44
  21. 2.08 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 5437 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.72 km W of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5436 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.57 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5432 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.69 km ESE of Hayward, Missouri · 5430 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.78 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5428 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.84 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5426 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5487 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.44 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5488 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 13
  3. 2.03 km SSW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5503 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.97 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5505 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5505 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5510 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.11 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5511 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.61 km S of Marston, Missouri · 5514 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609015. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.