Missouri earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, 4:14 PM CST (22:14 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
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-25 22:14:09 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.483° N, 89.534° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5355 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5337 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5334 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 880
  4. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5334 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.55 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5333 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5333 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5325 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5324 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 22
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Dell, Arkansas · 5322 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5321 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5307 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.17 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 5306 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5362 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSW of Marston, Missouri · 5364 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.66 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5367 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5368 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.91 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 5368 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.53 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5371 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5382 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5383 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5388 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 18

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609334. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.