Missouri earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 0 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 0 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri on Fri, Aug 10, 2012, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km ENE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-08-11 03:45:11 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.051° N, 89.819° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5156 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5155 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5146 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5145 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.76 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5144 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.26 km NNW of Burdette, Arkansas · 5143 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5140 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5133 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 13
  9. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5132 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5128 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5126 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5126 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5125 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5123 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5121 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.32 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5117 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5113 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 5108 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.54 km W of Marston, Missouri · 5105 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5099 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5098 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5097 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.87 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 5157 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5161 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5166 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5169 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5172 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5174 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5176 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5177 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5178 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5178 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5185 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609502. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.