Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Mon, Jun 4, 2012, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2012-06-05 00:05:00 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.481° N, 89.563° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5226 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5226 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5225 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5225 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5221 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5221 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5219 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5219 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5219 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 30
  10. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5218 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5215 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5207 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5206 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5205 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5205 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5203 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5201 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5197 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5194 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5190 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5190 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5187 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5186 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5186 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5184 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5180 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5178 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5175 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5241 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5242 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5247 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5255 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.57 km N of Cape Girardeau, Missouri · 5257 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609425. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.