Missouri earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NNE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Marston, Missouri on Wed, May 2, 2012, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km ENE of Steele, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-02 20:43:35 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.538° N, 89.602° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5252 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 5248 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5246 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5238 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.96 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri · 5237 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 36
  6. 2.16 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri · 5236 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5232 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5222 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5216 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5210 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 30
  19. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5209 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5208 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5207 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5206 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5197 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5196 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5196 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5258 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5260 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5260 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5262 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5266 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5268 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5273 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5274 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5280 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609400. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.