M2.2 earthquake 2 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri

Magnitude

2.2 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 1:40 AM CDT

UTC

2012-09-28 06:40:52 UTC

Depth

8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.067° N, 89.800° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

46°

Stations used

28

• Steele, MissouriPopulation 2,103. Forecast3 kmSE
• Blytheville, ArkansasPopulation 14,694. Forecast19 kmNE
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast104 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast669 kmSSW

After

1. 1.54 km W of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 1, 4:29 AM CDT · 5112 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, MissouriSat, Oct 6, 8:04 PM CDT · 5106 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 8, 1:23 AM CDT · 5105 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Oct 8, 4:18 PM CDT · 5104 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Oct 13, 8:29 AM CDT · 5100 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Oct 26, 3:49 AM CDT · 5087 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, TennesseeTue, Oct 30, 11:54 PM CDT · 5082 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.55 km E of Steele, MissouriWed, Oct 31, 7:05 AM CDT · 5082 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
9. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, MissouriThu, Nov 1, 6:52 PM CDT · 5080 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.64 km N of Burdette, ArkansasSun, Nov 4, 11:08 AM CST · 5078 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
11. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, MissouriTue, Nov 6, 9:37 PM CST · 5075 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Nov 7, 5:15 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, MissouriMon, Nov 19, 6:29 AM CST · 5063 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, MissouriThu, Nov 22, 11:26 PM CST · 5059 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.43 km W of Risco, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 7:46 AM CST · 5058 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 11:55 PM CST · 5057 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.85 km S of Holland, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 7:22 AM CST · 5057 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, MissouriMon, Nov 26, 11:51 AM CST · 5056 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

Before

1. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Sep 22, 7:49 PM CDT · 5120 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
2. 2.32 km N of Marston, MissouriWed, Sep 19, 4:40 AM CDT · 5124 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Sep 15, 2:50 AM CDT · 5128 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Sep 13, 3:40 AM CDT · 5130 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
5. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Sep 11, 9:44 AM CDT · 5132 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.14 km W of Risco, MissouriMon, Sep 10, 9:17 AM CDT · 5133 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSun, Sep 9, 7:12 PM CDT · 5133 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, MissouriFri, Sep 7, 1:37 PM CDT · 5136 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
9. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Sep 4, 4:48 AM CDT · 5139 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, MissouriMon, Sep 3, 7:12 AM CDT · 5140 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 13

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609550. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.