Missouri earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Sat, May 26, 2012, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-26 06:25:58 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.489° N, 89.557° 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
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5216 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5210 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 30
  11. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5209 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5209 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5207 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5206 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5197 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5196 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5194 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5192 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5188 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5185 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5178 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5177 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5177 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5175 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5173 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5239 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5246 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 5249 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5252 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5256 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5258 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5260 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5262 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609422. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.