Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km N of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km N of Marston, Missouri on Sun, Apr 15, 2012, 9:25 AM CDT (14:25 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-04-15 14:25:31 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 89.613° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5268 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5266 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5262 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5260 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5259 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5256 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5252 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.57 km N of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 5249 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5246 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5239 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.96 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri · 5237 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 36
  13. 2.16 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri · 5237 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5232 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5216 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5274 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5281 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 5299 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5301 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609385. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.