Missouri earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri on Thu, Mar 1, 2012, 8:11 AM CST (14:11 UTC), 9 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-03-01 14:11:56 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.864° N, 89.414° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5327 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 22
  2. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5324 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5310 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.17 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 5309 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5290 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5283 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5282 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5276 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5271 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5270 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5270 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5268 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km WNW of Frohna, Missouri · 5330 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5336 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.55 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5336 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5337 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5337 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 880
  6. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5340 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.514 km NE of Greenville, Missouri · 5351 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 12

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609354. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.