Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri on Mon, Jan 23, 2012, 12:35 PM CST (18:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-23 18:35:58 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.875° N, 89.442° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5354 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.56 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5349 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.514 km NE of Greenville, Missouri · 5341 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5331 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 880
  6. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.55 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.06 km WNW of Frohna, Missouri · 5321 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.96 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5318 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5318 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 22
  12. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5315 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5301 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.17 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 5299 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km SSW of Marston, Missouri · 5357 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.66 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5361 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5361 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.91 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 5361 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5365 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5375 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.87 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5376 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5381 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 18

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609331. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.