Missouri earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NW of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Marston, Missouri on Fri, May 25, 2012, 4:13 AM CDT (09:13 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 1 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-25 09:13:23 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.535° N, 89.634° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5213 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5213 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5211 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5211 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5211 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 30
  12. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5209 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5208 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5207 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5199 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.9southeastern Missouri · 5198 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5197 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5197 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5194 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5193 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5189 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5186 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5178 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5178 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5177 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5176 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri · 5237 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.96 km SW of Williamsville, Missouri · 5237 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 36
  3. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5239 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5247 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.57 km N of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 5249 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5253 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5256 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5259 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5263 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609421. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.