Missouri earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km E of Hayward, Missouri

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km E of Hayward, Missouri on Sat, Apr 14, 2012, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4 km NE of Manila, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-04-14 19:53:28 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.394° N, 89.612° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5273 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5269 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5267 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5262 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5259 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5256 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5253 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5247 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5239 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5234 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5281 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.17 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 5300 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5301 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609382. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.