Missouri earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km ESE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Sat, Apr 28, 2012, 2:37 AM CDT (07:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-04-28 07:37:53 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.492° N, 89.547° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
18

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5267 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5264 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 5257 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5255 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5247 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5242 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5241 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5231 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5226 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5226 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5225 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5225 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5221 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5221 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5219 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5219 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5219 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 30
  19. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5218 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5215 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5269 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5271 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5275 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5277 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5282 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5283 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5289 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609395. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.