Missouri earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km N of Cooter, Missouri

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km N of Cooter, Missouri on Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 3:54 AM CST (09:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-18 09:54:31 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.063° N, 89.811° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5369 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.66 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5369 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSW of Marston, Missouri · 5366 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5364 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.28 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5362 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.56 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5357 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5339 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5335 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 880
  9. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5335 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.55 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5335 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5335 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.96 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5326 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5326 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 22
  14. 1.85 km SSW of Dell, Arkansas · 5324 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5323 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5373 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5384 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.87 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5385 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.66 km SSE of Caraway, Arkansas · 5385 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5389 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 18
  6. 1.910 km WNW of Marked Tree, Arkansas · 5394 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609323. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC.