Missouri earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Mon, Jun 18, 2012, 2:26 AM CDT (07:26 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-06-18 07:26:26 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.477° N, 89.533° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
23

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5215 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5214 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5207 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5206 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5205 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5205 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5202 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5200 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5197 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5193 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5190 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5190 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5186 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5185 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5185 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5183 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5181 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5180 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5177 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5174 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5168 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.87 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 5164 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.00 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5164 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.24 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5163 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5163 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 30
  2. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5218 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5219 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5220 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5221 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5224 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5224 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5225 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5225 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5231 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5241 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5241 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5247 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609444. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.