Missouri earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km SSE of Catron, Missouri

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Catron, Missouri on Tue, Mar 20, 2012, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km ENE of Steele, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-03-20 08:55:21 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.548° N, 89.686° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5280 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5274 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5273 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5268 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5266 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5262 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5260 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5260 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5258 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5256 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5252 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.57 km N of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 5248 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5246 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5301 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5315 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Dell, Arkansas · 5315 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5318 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 22
  5. 1.96 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5318 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.55 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 880

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609363. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.