Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Sat, May 12, 2012, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-05-12 08:09:59 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.495° N, 89.521° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5248 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5242 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5242 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5232 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5226 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5226 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5225 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5225 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5222 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5221 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5220 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5219 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5219 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 30
  14. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5218 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5218 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5215 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5208 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5207 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5206 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5206 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5203 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5201 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5198 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km N of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 5258 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5265 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5268 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5269 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5270 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5271 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5276 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5277 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5282 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5283 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609414. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.