Missouri earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri on Tue, Feb 21, 2012, 11:05 AM CST (17:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-02-21 17:05:47 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.871° N, 89.417° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.06 km WNW of Frohna, Missouri · 5321 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.96 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5318 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5318 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 22
  5. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5315 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5301 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.17 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 5299 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5281 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5274 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5273 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 880
  3. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5331 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.514 km NE of Greenville, Missouri · 5341 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 12
  5. 1.56 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5349 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.28 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5354 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.53 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5356 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609350 (also filed as usp000jf6f). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.